The FEED1 trial shows that babies born 8 to 10 weeks early can be full milk fed from the day of birth without increasing the risk of complications and with a small but significant reduction in need for invasive procedures such as intravenous lines and parenteral nutrition.

Full details of the study can be found at here

The full report of the results has been published in the Journal Lancet Child and Adolescent Health and can been accessed, free of charge, here.

The press release can be accessed here.

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