Human Milk Fortification: What, When and Why?

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ONLINECMECNE

Instructions

Monday, August 1, 2022, 8:00 AM - Thursday, July 31, 2025, 11:59 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.00 hours)

Human milk fortification is nuanced by the biological variability of human milk. More evidence is required to validate how we best fortify human milk for the best outcomes. Nevertheless, a standardized approach to neonatal nutrition is still the best way forward in managing our babies.

1. List the benefits of human milk nutrition for the preterm infant.
2. Describe the ways we can fortify human milk and the supporting evidence for each.
3. Describe the approaches to standardize the fortification of human milk and monitoring growth.

1. List the benefits of human milk nutrition for the preterm infant.
2. Describe the ways we can fortify human milk and the supporting evidence for each.
3. Describe the approaches to standardize the fortification of human milk and monitoring growth.

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Please note: the content of this educational activity was originally presented at NEO: The Conference for Neonatology on March 4, 2022, which was supported in part, through restricted medical education grants from Mead Johnson Nutrition, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and Abbott Nutrition.