[Nutrition of premature infants with human milk and Milupa Meb]

In 45 prematures and small for date-infants weighing more than 1750 g a special formula (Meb) was compared with pooled human milk. Weight gain during feeding human milk occurred more slow that during feeding special formula. This may be due to the different protein- and mineral-intake, while the amounts of calories were similar. Differences of blood-glucose, total bilirubin, beta-cholesterol and of one protein-fraction (alpha-2-globulin) could be statistically as certained. No difference resulted in hemoglobin, red blood cell count, hematocrit, total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, beta-lipoproteins, transferrin, and protein-electrophoresis. All parameters together suggest, that this special formula for low-birth-weight infants can be used in nutrition of these newborns.