An audit of preterm nutritional intake using a human milk analyser

In preterm infants the protein and calorie content of human milk is often inadequate for their nutritional requirements and so it is standard practice to supplement expressed breast milk with breast milk fortifier. To decide whether this practice provides best care, an audit of breast milk composition between days 10-14 after birth was carried out using a Miris breast milk analyser to determine individual infant’s nutritional intake