Human milk use in the NICU can improve outcomes for VLBW infants by reducing rates of NEC, chronic lung disease, retinopathy of prematurity, late-onset sepsis, and neurodevelopment impairment. CPQCC member, Natividad Hospital, discusses how they have improved human milk use in their NICU in the video below. 

Resource Category: 
Tip Sheets
Date: 
September 2022