Switching from donor milk: a feasibility study
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests switching premature babies from donor human milk to formula or other milk. It looks to see if the switch is safe and easy for babies who are at least 28 days old and weigh more than 2 pounds 12 ounces.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your baby must weigh more than 1,250 grams (about 2 pounds 12 ounces).
- Your baby must be at least 28 days old.
- Your baby must be getting donor human milk (with or without your own breast milk).
- Your baby cannot have had a serious bowel condition like NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) or a hole in the intestine.
- Your baby cannot have major birth defects (congenital anomalies).
- Your baby's birth weight cannot be below the 5th percentile (meaning they were very tiny for their age).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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