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Analysis of clinical outcomes of oropharyngeal colostrum administration in very low-birth-weight preterm newborns

Colostrum is the first secretion produced by the mammary glands and is present through the seventh day after birth. Colostrum has important immunomodulatory components and protective factors that contribute to the protection and development of newborns. The oropharyngeal administration of colostrum...

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Published in:Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2021-10, Vol.90, p.111292-111292, Article 111292
Main Authors: Silva, Amanda de Paula, Machado, Raphaela Corrêa Monteiro, Nascimento, Bárbara Folino, da Cunha, Letícia Vitória Souza, Padilha, Patricia de Carvalho
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Language:English
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Summary:Colostrum is the first secretion produced by the mammary glands and is present through the seventh day after birth. Colostrum has important immunomodulatory components and protective factors that contribute to the protection and development of newborns. The oropharyngeal administration of colostrum (OAC) has been proposed as a potential nutritional option for very low-birth-weight (VLBW) newborns (
ISSN:0899-9007
1873-1244
DOI:10.1016/j.nut.2021.111292