[Colostrum protocol evaluation for very low birth weight preterm infants].

Introduction: Early administration of oral colostrum has been recommended in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) preterm infant care.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of early colostrum administration on in-hospital outcome and lactation of VLBW preterm infants compared with historical control in an Intensive Care Unit.

Subjects And Method: descriptive cohort study with historical control of VLBW preterm infants who did or did not receive early oral colostrum, born 1.