Fortified breast milk for very premature babies
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at whether adding a special fortifier to a preterm baby’s mother’s breast milk helps the baby grow and develop. It compares how babies do when they receive fortified human milk during the early hospital period.
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Who can take part
- Your baby was born very early (at 32 weeks or less) and weighs 700–1500 grams at birth
- Your baby started getting human milk through the feeding tube by 21 days of life
- Your baby must be fed human milk as the main food during the study (donor milk is allowed if it’s fortified with the study fortifier)
- You must agree your baby can receive both human milk and the study fortifier
- Your birth is a single baby or twins only, and you (or a legal representative) signed the study consent form
- Your baby should not have certain serious complications (like confirmed NEC, current sepsis, or severe brain bleeding)
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