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October 11, 2025Open Access

Growth Efficiency of Donor Human Milk Compared With Maternal Milk and Formula in Preterm Infants

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JCJoseph ChouJBJonathan A. BerkenBNBrett D. Nelson

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Overview

Retrospective cohort study shows PDHM is linked to lower daily weight gain in preterm infants, highlighting growth monitoring needs.

Key Points

  • Infants receiving pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) showed only 74% of the daily weight gain compared to maternal milk (MM).
  • In a sample of over 2,600 preterm infants, formula-fed infants achieved 115% of the weight gain of those fed with MM.
  • The highest quartile of PDHM exposure resulted in a greater decline in weight-for-age Z-score compared to no exposure.
  • Findings suggest significant differences in growth outcomes between PDHM, MM, and formula, prompting the need for careful nutritional management.

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Chou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9b1d0ba7d64b6fc132bbfhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.03.25337279
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