“Use of pasteurized donor human milk in the well newborn population has become increasingly common over the last 2 decades. This is in part due to concerns that formula use in the neonatal period is associated with decreased breastfeeding duration as well as concerns about the effect of exposure to formula on infant intestinal microbiota and oxidative stress. In alignment with recommendations by the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics , the Joint Commission Perinatal Care Core Measures call for avoiding formula use for breastfed infants during the birth hospitalization but do not discourage the use of DHM. Infants who receive DHM meet the definition of exclusively breast milk fed used by these groups.”

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