A 100% human milk-based fortifier from Prolacta® Bioscience
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An Exclusive Human Milk Diet is achieved when 100% of protein, fat, and carbohydrate are derived from human milk. This diet includes a human milk-based human milk fortifier.
is guaranteed when 100% of the proteins, fats, and carbohydrates come from human milk and not from other protein sources such as cow’s milk.Surgifort® is a human milk-based, human milk fortifier designed to meet the nutritional needs of full-term infants who have undergone surgical procedures.
When used as part of an exclusive human milk diet,†
An Exclusive Human Milk Diet is achieved when 100% of protein, fat, and carbohydrate are derived from human milk. This diet includes a human milk-based human milk fortifier.
and added to mother’s own milk or to donor human milk Surgifort fortifier provides an appropriate amount of calories, protein, and minerals*Sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, and zinc.
required for the infants to grow and heal post-surgery. It allows nutrients to be delivered in a concentrated form with high calories and low volume.
Using Surgifort®
Surgifort fortifier achieves target calorie concentrations of 81 kcal, 88 kcal, 95 kcal, or 102 kcal per 100 ml when mixed with human milk (typically, mother’s own milk or donor human milk provides approximately 67 kcal/100 ml1
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. Appendix A. In: Kleinman RE, Greer FR, eds. Pediatric Nutrition. 8th ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2019:1505-1508
) while maintaining osmolality lower than 336 mOsm/kg.**Surgifort fortifier mixed with donor human milk (Humavant® HM human milk [human, pasteurised])
To learn more about Surgifort fortifier, reference the following documents:
Mixing instructionssss
Nutrition Information
Supplemental Product Information
Clinician-to-clinician guidance
Clinician-to-clinician guidance
Support with an existing order
Citations
† An Exclusive Human Milk Diet is achieved when 100% of protein, fat, and carbohydrate are derived from human milk. This diet includes a human milk-based human milk fortifier.
* Sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, and zinc.
1 American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. Appendix A. In: Kleinman RE, Greer FR, eds. Pediatric Nutrition. 8th ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2019:1505-1508
** Surgifort fortifier mixed with donor human milk (Humavant® HM human milk [human, pasteurised])