Progress of pasteurization of breast milk

Breast milk is rich in nutrients, moderate in content and proper in proportion.It is easy for infants to digest and absorb and is the best food for infants, especially for preterm infants.Breastfeeding can improve the survival rate of preterm infants, improve the nervous system and visual development, and reduce the incidence of infection, providing the ideal immune defense for premature infants.Mother′s own milk is the best choice.However, pasteurized donor milk is the preferred nutrition when the supply of mother′s own milk is limited for sickness or other reasons.Holder pasteurization is highly effective at destroying pathogens in human milk while leading to the loss of nutrients and the decrease of biological protection ability.At present, the research of holder pasteurization is hot.In order to keep more nutrients, immune active substances and beneficial bacteria in breast milk while destroying pathogens effectively, this review discusses the progress of pasteurization of breast milk. Key words: Pasteurization; Breast feeding; Preterm infants