There are several studies. The newest article is:
An Exclusively Human Milk-Based Diet Is Associated with a Lower Rate of
Necrotizing Enterocolitis than a Diet of Human Milk and Bovine Milk-Based
Products , 28 December 2009
Sandra Sullivan, Richard J. Schanler, Jae H. Kim, Aloka L. Patel, Rudolf
Trawöger, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Gary M. Chan, Cynthia L. Blanco,
Steven Abrams, C. Michael Cotton, Nirupama Laroia, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Golde
Dudell, Elizabeth A. Cristofalo, Paula Meier, Martin L. Lee, David J.
Rechtman, Alan Lucas
The Journal of Pediatrics
April 2010 (Vol. 156, Issue 4, Pages 562-567.e1)
_Abstract_ (http://www.jpeds.com/search/quick#) | _Full Text_
(http://www.jpeds.com/search/quick#) | _Full-Text PDF (197 KB)_
(http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0022-3476/PIIS0022347609010853.pdf)
For the rest, read Chapter 7 of "Best Medicine: Human Milk in the NICU" by
Wight, Morton and Kim, available from Hale Publishing, July 2008.
Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services
San Diego, CA
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