3. Results
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GROUP B
A hundred and thirty-eight VLBW infants were enrolled in the study. Of them, 18 infants were excluded after randomization due to transportation, death before discharge or parental decision to withdraw the consent for their child participation. Finally, 120 infants allocated to Group A (Maternal age, gestational age, multiple pregnancies, infants’ gender, anthropometric characteristics at birth, SGA status, CRIB II score and length of hospitalization did not differ significantly between Group A and Group B (PDM and TDM for feeding were derived from 26 and 43 donor mothers, respectively. As expected, gestational age was significantly lower in mothers who provided PDM compared to mothers who provided TDM (The proportion of pasteurized DM (PDM or TDM) diminished significantly over time (β = −3.56; SE = 0.47; 