Humavant-CR-human-milk-caloric-fortifier

HumavantTM CR Human Milk Caloric Fortifier
(Human, Pasteurized)

Boost Calories and Maintain an Exclusive Human Milk Diet

Humavant™ CR human milk caloric fortifier is ideal for neonatal infants receiving low caloric content. Data show that 65% of the time, term mother’s own milk (MOM) is less than 68 kcal/100 mL.1 Humavant™ CR caloric fortifier can meet the need for additional calories.
 

  • Intended for use with MOM or donor milk (DM) to increase lipids and achieve adequate growth
  • Formulated to deliver 2.6 kcal/mL
  • Available frozen in 30 mL bottles containing 10 mL of product (4 bottles per unit carton)
  • Administer within 48 hours once thawing process begins
 

Additional Information 

Macronutrient information of Humavant CR
 

Humavant™ CR human milk caloric fortifier is the only completely human solution created to add calories to MOM or DM without substantially increasing volume and without introducing a non-human-milk-based nutritional product.
 


A randomized clinical trial found that premature infants who received an exclusive human milk diet (EHMD) with Humavant™ CR fortifier had superior length and weight velocity compared to infants who received an EHMD without Humavant™ CR fortifier.*,2
 

Infants on Humavant CR fortifier Growth Comparison Chart

Preterm infants who received Humavant™ CR fortifier had a significantly earlier post-menstrual age (PMA) at discharge and trended toward decreased length of stay (LOS) when compared to those who did not receive Humavant™ CR fortifier.*,†,3

 
Infants on Humavant CR had a decreased PMA at dischargeInfants on Humavant CR trended toward a decreased length of stay in the NICU

This study is a subset analysis of data originally published in 2014 by Hair et al in The Journal of Pediatrics.

* Product used in these studies was named Prolact CR®. The formulation of Prolact CR® and Humavant™ CR is the same. Prolact CR® is the trade name in North America, and Humavant™ CR is the trade name outside North America.

† Results were significant after adjusting for whether the baby had BPD, their gestational age, and their birth weight.

  1. Wojcik K, et al. Macronutrient analysis of a nationwide sample of donor breast milk. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(1):137-140.
  2. Hair AB, et al. Randomized trial of human milk cream as a supplement to standard fortification of an exclusive human milk-based diet in infants 750-1250 g birth weight. J Pediatr. 2014;165(5):915-20.
  3. Hair AB, et al. Premature infants 750-1250 g birth weight supplemented with a novel human milk-derived cream are discharged sooner. Breastfeed Med. 2016;11(3):133-137.