Research

• The Baby-Friendly Initiative: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding External Link

Pound CM, Unger SL; Canadian Paediatric Society, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee.

• Implications for observant Jewish families in the provision of mother’s own and donor milk for their very low birth weight infant External Link

Kassierer MY, O’Connor DL, Rutherford E, Rolnitzky A, Unger S.

• The concept of milk kinship in Islam: Issues raised when offering preterm infants of Muslim families donor human milk External Link

El-Khuffash A, Unger S.

• Mothers of preterm infants have individualized breast milk microbiota that changes temporally based on maternal characteristics External Link

Asbury MR, Butcher J, Copeland JK, Unger S, Bando N, Comelli EM, Forte V, Kiss A, LeMay-Nedjelski L, Sherman PM, Stintzi A, Tomlinson C, Wang PW, O’Connor DL.

• Examining the relationship between maternal body size, gestational glucose tolerance status, mode of delivery and ethnicity on human milk microbiota at three months postpartum External Link

LeMay-Nedjelski L, Butcher J, Ley SH, Asbury MR, Hanley AJ, Kiss A, Unger S, Copeland JK, Wang PW, Zinman B, Stintzi A, O’Connor DL.

• Maternal diet and infant feeding practices are associated with variation in the human milk microbiota at three months postpartum in a cohort of women with high rates of gestational glucose intolerance External Link

LeMay-Nedjelski L, Asbury MR, Butcher J, Ley SH, Hanley AJ, Kiss A, Unger S, Copeland JK, Wang PW, Stintzi A, O’Connor DL.

• Oligosaccharides and microbiota in human milk are interrelated at three months postpartum in a cohort of women with a high prevalence of gestational impaired glucose tolerance External Link

LeMay-Nedjelski L, Yonemitsu C, Asbury MR, Butcher J, Ley SH, Hanley AJ, Kiss A, Unger S, Copeland JK, Wang PW, Stintzi A, Bode L, O’Connor DL.

• Vitamin B12 concentrations vary greatly in milk donated to a large provincial milk bank, and are influenced by supplementation and parity External Link

Greco A, Baxter JB, Walton K, Aufreiter S, Pitino MA, Jenkins C, Ismail S, Kiss A, Stone D, Unger SL, O’Connor DL.

• Effect of supplemental donor human milk compared with preterm formula on neurodevelopment of very low birth weight infants at 18 months: A randomized clinical trial External Link

O’Connor DL, Gibbins S, Kiss A, Bando N, Brennan-Donnan J, Ng E, Campbell DM, Vaz S, Fusch C, Asztalos E, Church P, Kelly E, Ly L, Daneman A, Unger S; GTA DoMINO Feeding Group.

• Nutrient enrichment of human milk with human and bovine milk-based fortifiers for infants born weighing less than 1,250 g: 18-month neurodevelopment follow-up of a randomized clinical trial External Link

Hopperton KE, O’Connor DL, Bando N, Conway AM, Ng DVY, Kiss A, Jackson J, Ly L; OptiMoM Feeding Group, Unger SL.

• DoMINO: Donor milk for improved neurodevelopmental outcomes External Link

Unger S, Gibbins S, Zupancic J, O’Connor DL.

• Socio-emotional functioning and dietary intake among children born with very low birth weight External Link

Walton K, McGee M, Sato J, Law N, Hopperton K, Bando N, Kiss A, Unger S, O’Connor DL.

• Eating behaviours, caregiver feeding interactions and dietary patterns of children born preterm: A systematic review & meta-analysis External Link

Walton K, Daniel AI, Mahood Q, Vaz S, Law N, Unger S, O’Connor DL.

• Early nutrition and white matter microstructure in children born very low birth weight External Link

Sato J, Vandewouw MM, Bando N, Ng DVY, Branson HM, O’Connor DL, Unger SL, Taylor MJ.

• Associations between diet quality and body composition in young children born with very low body weight External Link

McGee M, Unger S, Hamilton J, Birken CS, Pausova Z, Kiss A, Bando N, O’Connor DL.

• Lean mass accretion in children born very low birth weight is significantly associated with estimated changes from sedentary time to light physical activity External Link

McGee M, Unger S, Hamilton J, Birken CS, Pausova Z, Vanderloo LM, Bando N, O’Connor DL.

• Supplementation of mother’s own milk with donor milk in infants with gastroschisis or intestinal atresia: A retrospective study External Link

Hoban R, Khatri S, Patel A, Unger SL.

• Optimizing the growth of very low birth weight infants requires targeting both nutritional and non-nutritional modifiable factors specific to stage of hospitalization External Link

Asbury MR, Unger S, Kiss A, Ng DVY, Luk Y, Bando N, Bishara R, Tomlinson C, O’Connor DL; GTA-DoMINO Feeding Group.

• Energy and fat intake for preterm infants fed donor milk is significantly impacted by enteral feeding method External Link

Castro M, Asbury M, Shama S, Stone D, Yoon EW, O’Connor DL, Unger S.

• Post-discharge feeding of very low birth weight infants: Adherence to nutrition guidelines External Link

Francis J, Unger S, Bando N, Vance A, Gibbins S, Kiss A, Church P, Sellen D, O’Connor DL; GTA-DoMINO Feeding Group.

• Nutrient enrichment of human milk with human and bovine milk-based fortifiers for infants born weighing less than 1,250 g: A randomized clinical trial External Link

O’Connor DL, Kiss A, Tomlinson C, Bando N, Bayliss A, Campbell DM, Daneman A, Francis J, Kotsopoulos K, Shah PS, Vaz S, Williams B, Unger S; OptiMoM Feeding Group.

• Independent of birth mode or gestational age, very low birth weight infants fed their mothers’ milk rapidly develop personalized microbiotas low in bifidobacterium External Link

Butcher J, Unger S, Li J, Bando N, Romain G, Francis J, Mottawea W, Mack D, Stintzi A, O’Connor DL.

• Neonatal morbidity count is associated with a reduced likelihood of achieving recommendations for protein, lipid and energy in very low birth weight infants: A prospective cohort study External Link

Ng DVY, Unger S, Asbury M, Kiss A, Bishara R, Bando N, Tomlinson C, Gibbins S, O’Connor DL; GTA-DoMINO Feeding Group.

• Methods and strategies to examine the human breastmilk microbiome External Link

LeMay-Nedjelski L, Copeland J, Wang PW, Butcher J, Unger S, Stintzi A, O’Connor DL.

• How close are we to achieving energy and nutrient goals for very low birth weight infants in the first week? External Link

Ng DV, Brennan-Donnan J, Unger S, Bando N, Gibbins S, Nash A, Kiss A, O’Connor DL.

• Human milk for ill and medically compromised infants: Strategies and ongoing innovation External Link

DiLauro S, Unger S, Stone D, O’Connor DL.

• Introduction of bovine-based nutrient fortifier and gastrointestinal inflammation in very low birth weight infants as measured by fecal calprotectin External Link

Panczuk JK, Unger S, Francis J, Bando N, Kiss A, O’Connor DL.

• Gut microbiota of the very low birth weight infant External Link

Unger S, Stintzi A, Shah P, Mack D, O’Connor DL.

• Post-discharge nutrition of the breastfed preterm infant External Link

O’Connor DL, Unger S.

• Human donor milk for the vulnerable infant: A Canadian perspective External Link

Panczuk J, Unger S, O’Connor DL, Lee SK.

• State of the evidence from clinical trials on human milk fortification for preterm infants External Link

Beggs MR, Bando N, Unger S, O’Connor DL.

• Docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid levels are correlated in human milk: Implications for new European infant formula regulations External Link

Hopperton KE, Pitino MA, Walton K, Kiss A, Unger SL, O’Connor DL, Bazinet RP.

• Holder pasteurization of donated human milk is effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 External Link

Unger S, Christie-Holmes N, Guvenc F, Budylowski P, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, O’Connor DL.

• Pasteurized and unpasteurized donor human milk External Link

Pound C, Unger S, Blair B.

• Les dons de lait humain pasteurisé et non pasteurisé External Link

Pound C, Unger S, Blair B.

• Human milk pasteurization: Benefits and risks External Link

O’Connor DL, Ewaschuk JB, Unger S.

• The effect of pasteurization on immune components of milk: Implications for feeding preterm infants External Link

Ewaschuk JB, Unger S, Harvey S, O’Connor DL, Field CJ.

• Cost-effectiveness of supplemental donor milk versus formula for very low birth weight infants External Link

Trang S, Zupancic JAF, Unger S, Kiss A, Bando N, Wong S, Gibbins S, O’Connor DL; GTA DoMINO Feeding Group.

• Human breast milk exosomes attenuate intestinal damage External Link

Miyake H, Lee C, Chuslip S, Bhalla M, Li B, Pitino M, Seo S, O’Connor DL, Pierro A.

• Impact of neonatal intensive care unit admission on bacterial colonization of donated human milk External Link

Elmekkawi A, O’Connor DL, Stone D, Yoon EW, Larocque M, McGeer A, Unger S.

• Is frozen human milk that is refused by a mother’s own infant suitable for human milk bank donation? External Link

Pitino MA, Stone D, O’Connor DL, Unger S.

• Adiposity and fat-free mass of children born with very low birth weight do not differ in children fed supplemental donor milk compared with those fed preterm formula External Link

McGee M, Unger S, Hamilton J, Birken CS, Pausova Z, Kiss A, Bando N, O’Connor DL.

• Term infants fed exclusively with donor milk may require vitamin C supplementation External Link

Castro M, Pitino MA, Bando N, Aufreiter S, Stone D, O’Connor DL, Unger S.

• Determinants of fatty acid content and composition of human milk fed to infants born weighing less than 1,250 g External Link

Hopperton KE, Pitino MA, Chouinard-Watkins R, Shama S, Sammut N, Bando N, Williams BA, Walton K, Kiss A, Unger SL, Bazinet RP, O’Connor DL.

• A human milk-based protein concentrate developed for preterm infants retains bioactive proteins and supports growth of weanling rats External Link

Shama S, Unger S, Pouliot Y, Doyen A, Suwal S, Pencharz P, Pitino MA, Sergius M, Aufreiter S, Stone D, O’Connor DL.

• Developing global guidance on human milk banking External Link

Tyebally Fang M, Chatzixiros E, Grummer-Strawn L, Engmann C, Israel-Ballard K, Mansen K, O’Connor DL, Unger S, Herson M, Weaver G, Biller-Andorno N.

• Canadian Paediatric Society – Human Milk Position Statement External Link

• Human Milk Banking Association of North America External Link

• World Health Organization External Link

• American Academy of Pediatrics – Policy Statement External Link

• Got (optimal) milk? Pooling donations in human milk banks with machine learning and optimization External Link

Chan TCY, Mahmood R, O’Connor DL, Stone D, Unger S, Wong RK, Zhu IY.

• Predicting protein and fat content in donor human milk using machine learning External Link

Wong RK, Pitino MA, Mahmood R, Zhu IY, Stone D, O’Connor DL, Unger S, Chan TCY.

• Comparative proteomic analysis of donor human milk treated by high-pressure processing or Holder pasteurization on undigested proteins across dynamic simulated preterm infant digestion External Link

Pitino MA, O’Connor DL, Unger S, Kim BJ, Doyen A, Wazed MA, Kumar S, Pouliot Y, Stone D, Dallas DC.

• Digestion of human milk processed by high-pressure processing and Holder pasteurization using a dynamic in vitro model of the preterm infant External Link

Pitino MA, Unger S, Doyen A, Pouliot Y, Kothari A, Sergius-Ronot M, Bazinet RP, Stone D, O’Connor DL.

• High hydrostatic pressure processing better preserves the nutrient and bioactive compound composition of donor human milk External Link

Pitino MA, Unger S, Doyen A, Pouliot Y, Aufreiter S, Stone D, Kiss A, O’Connor DL.

• Impact of Holder, high-temperature short-time and high hydrostatic pressure pasteurization methods on protein structure and aggregation in a human milk protein concentrate External Link

Sergius-Ronot M, Pitino MA, Suwal S, Shama S, Unger S, O’Connor DL, Pouliot Y, Doyen A.

• The impact of thermal pasteurization on viral load and detectable live viruses in human milk and other matrices: A rapid review External Link

Pitino MA, O’Connor DL, McGeer AJ, Unger S.

• Oxylipin concentration, but not fatty acid composition, is altered in donor human milk pasteurized using both thermal and non-thermal techniques External Link

Pitino MA, Alashmali SM, Hopperton KE, Unger S, Pouliot Y, Doyen A, O’Connor DL, Bazinet RP.

• Preservation of anti-cytomegalovirus activity in human milk following high-pressure processing compared to Holder pasteurization External Link

Kothari A, Pitino MA, Unger S, Perreault V, Doyen A, Pouliot Y, McGeer AJ, Stone D, O’Connor DL.

• The ultrafiltration molecular weight cut-off has a limited effect on the concentration and protein profile during preparation of human milk protein concentrates External Link

Sergius-Ronot M, Suwal S, Shama S, Chamberland J, Unger S, O’Connor DL, Pouliot Y, Doyen A.