Publications by authors named "Jennifer Murillo-Alvarado"
Article Synopsis
- Breast milk is recognized as the optimal nutrition source for both full-term and premature infants, with research focusing on outcomes from a breast milk bank in a level III hospital.
- 722 premature newborns under 37 weeks were hospitalized, with a majority (57%) receiving human breast milk from the bank, which significantly reduced the risk of complications.
- The study found that receiving human milk before day 7 of life greatly decreased the chances of serious issues such as necrotizing enterocolitis (82% reduction), intraventricular hemorrhage (85% reduction), and sepsis (77% reduction), highlighting the critical role of breast milk banks in improving neonatal health outcomes.
