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Indications for Use

Common indications for prescribing donor milk in the clinical setting.

Common reasons for prescribing Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM)

  • Preterm birth
  • Failure to thrive
  • Malabsorption syndromes
  • Allergies
  • Feeding/formula intolerance
  • Immunologic deficiencies
  • Short-gut syndrome
  • Renal failure
  • Inborn errors of metabolism

Other medicinal/therapeutic uses

  • Treatment for infectious diseases, intractable diarrhea, sepsis, and pneumonia
  • Pre- or Post-surgical nutrition
  • Pediatric burn patients
  • Organ transplants (including adults)
  • Intra-utero exposure to narcotics

PDHM can be prescribed to prevent

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
  • Allergies or intolerance to cow and soy milks