How will we assess the safety of expressed human milk used for nutritional support on hospital neonatal wards?
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Unpasteurised expressed human milk is used by neonatologists in clinical care as both a strategy for tissue therapy and as a source of nutrition for preterm infants; however, it is a possible source of nosocomial infection. Approaches preferred by neonatologists are different compared to public health staff. The objective is to start broad scientific discussion about the safety of giving unpasteurised expressed human milk to preterm infants.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016