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Question of the Month – May 2025

You are an OMS-4 on your NICU rotation and are currently talking to a family about feeding options for their newborn baby. The new son is 3 days old and was born at 24 and 6/7 weeks gestation and currently weighs 750g. The lactating parent states that she has been attempting to pump but has not been getting really any milk yet and both parents had questions about the advantages of starting feeds with Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM) while waiting for Expressed Human Milk (EHM). Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage to starting feeds with PDHM in this infant as opposed to a preterm formula?
A. Decrease risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
B. Improved weight gain
C. Higher likelihood of continuing a human milk diet following discharge
D. Improved feeding tolerance

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