Emerging Developments in Human Milk Fortification: Problem Solving for Clinical Practice

Human milk science is evolving at a rapid pace, shaping neonatal nutrition practices significantly. Nonetheless, optimizing growth and development in the NICU remains a challenge. Ariel Salas, MD, MSPH, and Brian Stansfield, MD, are leaders in human milk research, as well as in the clinical application of these findings. In a solutions-based presentation, Drs. Salas and Stansfield present recent clinical trial and real-world data on strategies for optimizing preterm nutrition. In this symposium, you will learn about human milk fortification, NICU feeding protocols, and emerging research into bioactives in human milk, including factors that influence microbiome development. Then, Dr. Stansfield will join Michaela Berroya, MSN, RNC-INC, a NICU nurse, and Kirsten Frank, RD, LDN, IBCLC, a neonatal dietitian, discuss the behavioral competencies underpinning interprofessional collaboration and the ways in which they can be applied within the NICU.