Exclusive Human Milk Diets in High-Risk Neonates: Evidence & Experience

Objectives:

• Describe the exclusive human milk diet as a cost-effective strategy to lower hospital costs 
• Discuss the benefits of an exclusive human milk diet in high-risk infants 
• Evaluate data from real-world implementation of an exclusive human milk diet across several hospitals 
• Review barriers to implementing an exclusive human milk diet and address possible solutions

Speaker:

Jonathan Swanson, MD, MSc, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Chief Quality Officer for Children’s Services and Medical Director for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) University of Virginia Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville, VA

Moderator:

Erin Hamilton-Spence, MD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM, Medical Science Liaison, Neonatal and Pediatric Nursing