The Influence of Storage Container and Defrost Process on Components in Breast Milk

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Human Milk

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01932619

C08178

Details and patient eligibility

About

Breast milk is best food for neonates and preterm infants. However many handling would be done if direct breastfeeding is not feasible, and it may result in nutrients change in human milk. We investigate the influence of storage in different containers and different thawing or heating methods on human milk nutrients.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy mothers lactating during first year of their babies and have sufficient milk to donate

Exclusion criteria

• mothers who have insufficient milk for their babies
• mothers have major disease or on specific diet or drug which would affect breast milk composition