The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#469 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does targeted fortification change brain growth at term?
17 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this Journal Club episode, Daphna presents a JAMA Pediatrics randomized trial led by Mandy Belfort and Terrie Inder. It tested whether point-of-care human milk analysis, used to individually target protein and fat fortification, improves outcomes in infants born at 24 to 30 weeks. Milk was analyzed every weekday with the Miris analyzer. Fortification in the intervention group was adjusted to meet protein and energy targets. Growth, body composition by air displacement plet...