11:709:364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Infant Formula, Phos, Antibody
25 Sep 2020
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Breastmilk: most desirable choice: provides immunoglobulins, digestible protein, enhances iron absorption, enzymes for digestion of macronutrients, enhances development of infant gut (decreases risk of nec, improved neurodevelopment outcomes. Encourage mother to pump and store bm in nursery: room temp: 4 hours, refrigerator: 48 hours, freezer: 6 to 12 months. Human milk fortified (1:25 and 1:50 ratios: added on feeding protocol: first 1:50 ~80 ml/kg and then. 1:25 ~120 ml/kg: contains fat, protein, na, zn, ca, and phos. Formula fed infants are at increased risk for developing food allergies. High-risk breastfed infant (family history of allergies may develop allergic reaction to a food their mother has ingested not the mothers milk) Treatment exclude the offending food from mother"s diet. There is no need to interrupt breastfeeding, but severe instances may need to temporarily discontinue breastfeedings. Human t-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 or 2 positive mother. Mother receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes.
