Most healthcare professionals know the health benefits of human milk for infants admitted to the NICU are well documented. (lactationmatters.org)
A lot of effort has gone into establishing the marvellous health benefits of human milk over the past half century, but that doesn't help those many women who are unable to transfer the milk from their breasts into their babies without pain. (education.possumsonline.com)
However, the use of donor human milk (DHM) in the NICU setting provides an opportunity for very low birth weight infants (< 1500 grams) to receive the valuable benefits of human milk. (lactationmatters.org)