Quality Improvement Project - Evaluation of Current Standard of Care for Feeding Practices With Donor Human Milk Products in the NICU

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Human milk is associated with substantial benefits to infants' health and development, especially in premature infants. Some mothers are unable or unwilling to provide breast milk to their infant. The use of donor human milk as an alternative to cow milk in these infants has risen dramatically in the past year. However, there have been recent reports of hyperphosphatemia and hyponatremia associated with the consumption of donor human milk products. These electrolyte imbalances can lead to concerning symptoms, including headache, nausea, vomiting, altered mental status, coma, seizures, or heart failure. It is important to recognize and appropriately treat these electrolyte disturbances associated with donor human milk to avoid potential nutritional problems.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 1 day
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Premature infants (\<37 weeks gestation) with a birth weight less than or equal to 1250 grams.

Locations
United States
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Amy B Hair
abhair@texaschildrens.org
7138767323
Time Frame
Start Date: 2010-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Observational
This is a quality improvement project to evaluate the current standard of care of nutritional management for very low birth weight infants receiving donor human milk products in the NICU at Texas Children's Hospital.~There is no randomization, there are no control subjects, and therefore there is no probability of group assignment.
Sponsors
Leads: Baylor College of Medicine

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