예! 가능하다면, (pathogen-free) human milk is preferable even when there is a difference in age.¹

Keep in mind that as babies grow and mature, their nutritional needs also change. It can, 그러므로, be more beneficial for donor breastmilk to either come from someone whose baby is around the same age or from someone who pumped when her baby was around that same age. Human milk expressed by mothers who have been lactating for >1 year has significantly increased fat and energy contents, compared with milk expressed by women who have been lactating for shorter periods. During prolonged lactation, the fat energy contribution of breastmilk to the infant’s diet might be significant.²

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1. 세계보건기구. 유니세프. 2003. 영유아 급식을 위한 글로벌 전략 ↩︎
2. Dror Mandel, 외. 2010. Fat and Energy Contents of Expressed Human Breast Milk in Prolonged Lactation ↩︎