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Table 2 EHMD implementation parameters of participating NICUs

From: Implementing an exclusive human milk diet for preterm infants: real-world experience in diverse NICUs

 

Fortification Goal (kcal/oz)

Feeding Volume at Fortification (mL/kg/oz)

EHMD Inclusion Criteria

Criteria to Transition off EHMD

University of Virginia

26–28

80

 ≤ 1250 g;

 < 28 weeks' PMA

34 weeks' PMA

Children’s Hospital of Richmond

26–28

80

 ≤ 1250 g

34 weeks' PMA

Albany Medical Center

26–32

60

 ≤ 1500 g

34 weeks' PMA

University of Missouri Children’s Hospital

26–28

80

 < 1000 g;

 < 29 weeks' PMA

4 weeks after

20 mL/kg/d feeds

Madigan Army Medical Center

26–28

60

 < 1500 g;

 < 32 weeks' PMA

 > 1800 g;

34 weeks' PMA

University of Louisville

26–28

60

 ≤ 1000 g

 ≥ 33 weeks' PMA

Norton Children's Hospital

26–28

60

 ≤ 1000 g

 ≥ 32 weeks' PMA