Enteral Feeding With Human Milk Decreases Time to Discharge in Infants Following Gastroschisis Repair

The Journal of Pediatrics December 2015

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Gulack BC, Laughon MM, Clark RH, Burgess T, Robinson S, Muhammad A, Zhang A, Davis A, Morton R, Chu VH, Arnold CW, Hornik CP, Smith PB

This study reviewed a multi-institutional database to assess the effect of enteral feeding with human milk on duration from initiation of feeds to discharge after gastroschisis repair. The use of human milk for enteral feeding of infants following repair of gastroschisis significantly reduces the time to discharge from initiation of feeds.