Wereportthefattyacidcompositionofmother'sownhumanmilkfromoneofthelargestUScohortsof
lactating mothersofpreterminfants.Milkfattyaciddatawereusedasaproxyforintakeatenrollmentin
infants (n¼150)whoreceivedhumanmilkwithapowderhumanmilkfortifier (HMF;Control)orliquid
HMF [LHMF;providedadditional12mgdocosahexaenoicacid(DHA),20mgarachidonicacid(ARA)/
100mLhumanmilk].Mothersprovidedmilksamples(n¼129)andreportedmaternalDHAconsump-
tion (n¼128).Infantbloodsamplesweredrawnatstudycompletion(StudyDay28).Humanmilkand
infant PPLfattyacidswereanalyzedusingcapillarycolumngaschromatography.
DHA andARAwerewithinrangespreviouslypublishedforUStermandpretermhumanmilk.
Compared toControlHMF(providingnoDHAorARA),humanmilkfortified withLHMFsignificantly
increased infantPPLDHAandARAandimprovedpreterminfantDHAandARAstatus.
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