This study will be comparing the postnatal growth of moderate to late preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) born between gestational ages of 30 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks and 6 days who are receiving enteral feeds of mother's own breast milk using the NICU's standard nutritional fortification protocol versus a targeted nutritional fortification protocol.
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Postnatal growth in weight
Timeframe: From date of birth to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Postnatal growth in length
Timeframe: From date of birth to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Postnatal growth in head circumference
Timeframe: From date of birth to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Protein level in mother's expressed breastmilk
Timeframe: From date of first breast milk analysis to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Calories in mother's expressed breastmilk
Timeframe: From date of first breast milk analysis to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Fat content in mother's expressed breastmilk
Timeframe: From date of first breast milk analysis to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months
Carbohydrate level in mother's expressed breastmilk
Timeframe: From date of first breast milk analysis to date of NICU discharge or when breast milk is no longer available, whichever comes first, assessed up to 24 months