🔵 [PAS 2026] - Can Freeze-Dried Mother's Own Breast Milk Replace Commercial Fortifiers in the NICU?
The Incubator Channel · 26 Apr 2026 · 9 min
Summary
A PAS 2026 research talk from Dr Bridget Young (University of Rochester) on using freeze-dried mother's own milk, including a skim fraction, as a fortifier for human milk feeds in the NICU, with macronutrient analysis to reach a target caloric density. It also covers centrifuge-derived mother's own milk cream as a calorie booster and what would be needed to move lactoengineering into routine practice.
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