Aim This narrative review summarises the benefits of maternal breastmilk to both the infant
and the mother, specifically the benefits that relate to modification of the infant microbiome …

Lactoferrin is a highly conserved protein from an evolutionary perspective, with a wide range
of roles related to protection from infection and promotion of nutritional status. Infection …

The neonatal bowel microbiome in health and infection : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases The neonatal bowel microbiome in health and infection : Current Opinion in …

Background Late onset sepsis (LOS) in preterm infants is associated with considerable
morbidity and mortality. While studies have implicated gut bacteria in the aetiology of the …

Objective Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily
affecting preterm infants. The underlying mechanisms are poorly understood: mother's own …

Aim: To describe gut colonization in preterm infants using standard culture and 16S gene
rRNA profiling, exploring differences in healthy infants and those who developed NEC/late …

Background The preterm microbiome is crucial to gut health and may contribute to
necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), which represents the most significant pathology affecting …

Background Observational data have shown that slow advancement of enteral feeding
volumes in preterm infants is associated with a reduced risk of necrotizing enterocolitis but …

Background Infections acquired in hospital are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
in very preterm infants. Several small trials have suggested that supplementing the enteral …

OBJECTIVE: To establish how cause of death for live-born preterm infants (24-31 weeks
gestation) has changed in a single large UK population over 2 decades. STUDY DESIGN …