Donated human milk use and subsequent feeding pattern in neonatal units

Table 1 Characteristics and feeding pattern of DHM recipients (N = 165)

	Very Preterm < 32 weeks	Late preterm 32–36^+ 6 weeks	Term ≥ 37 weeks	p values
Number of babies (%)	114 (69%)	30 (18%)	21 (13%)
Gestational age (weeks)	28 (26, 30)^a ,b	33 (32, 35)^a	38 (37, 39)^b	< 0.001
Birthweight (grams)	1040 (835, 1246)^{a, b}	1893 (1459, 2195)^a	2910 (2410, 3442)^b	< 0.001
Feeding initiation age (days)	3 (2, 4)	2 (2, 4)	5 (2, 10)	0.916
DHM feeding
Initiation age (days)	7 (3, 19)	5 (3, 8)	5 (4, 14)	0.211
Any DHM duration (days)	14 (6, 25)^a	10 (5, 14)^a	9 (4, 15)	0.001
Length of stay (days)	66 (54, 108)^a, b	28 (21, 50)^a	28 (9, 65)^b	< 0.001
DHM indication (number)
Prematurity	114	23
Congenital heart disease	1	4	6
Congenital bowel anomaly		2	9
Other	1	1	6

Data presented as median (interquartile range), MOM mother’s own milk, DHM donated human milk, Length of stay represent infants’ hospital admission including their stay in the Royal Hospital for Children, p value was calculated based on Kruskal Wallis test, Post hoc analysis was done using pairwise comparison of independent samples, Kruskal Wallis 1-way ANOVA (K samples). Superscripts are significantly different for comparisons between groups (^avery preterm versus late preterm, ^bvery preterm versus term, ^clate preterm versus term)

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