Bovine milk-based and human milk-based fortification for postnatal weight gain in very preterm neonates—a cohort study

Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Postnatal growth failure happens in about half of the very low birth weight infants and this can have long-term consequences. Human milk-based multi-nutrient fortifiers (HMBF) are thought to be better tolerated than bovine milk-based multi-nutrient fortifiers (BMBF), thus facilitating early progression to full feeds and improved growth in preterm neonates. This study was done to find the advantage of HMBF over BMBF on postnatal growth and other clinical outcomes. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study where babies