An exclusively human milk diet is the gold standard for very premature infants admitted to the NICU. In order to achieve this, it is not uncommon for infants to require donor milk (DM) to supplement or wholly replace mothers own milk (MOM) in situations where MOM is unavailable. This presentation draws on data obtained from an American NICU and human milk bank. It details the cost of DM to achieve an exclusive human milk diet through adopting DM when MOM is unavailable. It is unique in that it accounts for the variation in DM required for infants as a result of variations in MOM supply. This presentation is suitable for all clinicians, managers, administrators and policy makers who are interested in costing donor milk programs for the preterm infant in NICU.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Understand the cost-effectiveness of using donor milk in the NICU
Objective 2: Know the cost of using donor milk to achieve exclusive human milk feedings for very preterm
infants in the NICU
Objective 3: Understand how the cost of donor milk feedings are moderated by mother’s own milk production
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