Impact of Maternal Nutrition and Perinatal Factors on Breast Milk Composition after Premature Delivery.

(1) Background: Premature infants require mothers' milk fortification to meet nutrition needs, but breast milk composition may be variable, leading to the risk of inadequate nutrition. We aimed at determining the factors influencing mothers' milk macronutrients. (2) Methods: Milk samples were analyzed for the first five weeks after premature delivery by infrared spectroscopy.

[Manufactured baby food: safety expectations].

Food safety is a concern for parents of infants, and healthcare professionals are often questioned by them about this topic. Baby food European regulation ensures high levels of safety and is more rigorous than common food regulation. Maximal limit for pesticides in baby food demonstrates the high level of requirements.

[Value of a new thickened formula in infants with regurgitations].

Objectives: The purpose of this open multicenter study was to evaluate the value of a new starch-thickened formula in infants with regurgitations in ambulatory pediatric practice.

Population And Methods: The study population comprised full-term infants with an age at inclusion of 1-90 days, who were bottle-fed and presented regurgitations. The formula tested was an infant formula-thickened with starch (2g/100mL).

Growth and bone mineralization in preterm infants fed preterm formula or standard term formula after discharge.

Objective: To evaluate growth and bone mineralization in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants fed preterm formula (PF) or term formula (TF).

Study Design: In a double-blind prospective study, 49 preterm infants of gestational age 33 weeks or less were randomly fed PF or TF for 2 months after discharge, then all of the infants were fed TF for the next 2 months. Anthropometric and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry data were collected at discharge and at 2 months and 4 months after discharge.

Adequacy and safety of an infant formula with a protein/energy ratio of 1.8 g/100 kcal and enhanced protein efficiency for term infants during the first 4 months of life.

Objective: Excess protein in infant formula may lead to renal overload and play a role in later obesity. The objective of this controlled, prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to assess the suitability and safety of a modified protein content infant formula and its noninferiority as compared to a conventional formula.

Patients And Methods: Healthy term infants age < 7 days were either breast-fed or randomized to be fed exclusively with a conventional casein-predominant formula (protein/energy ratio: 2.