As healthcare professionals, you understand that infant nutrition choices extend far beyond meeting basic nutritional requirements. The selection of infant formula can significantly impact the entire family system, influencing parental stress levels, maternal mental health, and overall family dynamics. Kabrita Goat Milk-Based Infant Formula represents a clinically validated option that addresses both infant nutritional needs and parental wellbeing concerns.
Ausnutria, Kabrita's mother company, invests in high quality clinical research to further scientific knowledge of goat milk. Here, we review two recent studies looking at how feeding practices and Kabrita may impact parents.
In a recent pilot study (1), babies with mild gastrointestinal discomfort using formula were randomized to receive standard treatment (cow milk formula plus probiotic), or interventional treatment of Kabrita goat milk infant formula*. Results were presented at the International Conference on Growth and Nutrition. Various outcomes were measured, including maternal quality of life, with the thinking that if baby’s discomfort improves, perhaps this will impact the mother also.
Parental quality of life was assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF, which is a questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization that assesses the quality of life based on four indicators. Parental quality of life significantly improved in the Kabrita group after two weeks. However, quality of life of parents in the Kabrita group was comparable to that of the CMF group.(1)
Based on this study, it can be concluded that Kabrita formula can decrease GI discomfort faster (nonsignificant trend) in infants with mild GI issues as compared to CMF.
We know that sleep plays a pivotal role in an infant’s development and health, but just as important, infant’s sleep significantly affects the sleep and wellbeing of parents. As parents, we know that every minute of sleep counts.
Ausnutria recently published one of the largest randomized controlled trials in goat milk infant formula (2), primarily looking at growth and safety. As part of the study, secondary outcomes of infant sleep duration were measured, comparing goat milk infant-based formula and cow milk based infant formula, and results were presented as a poster paper at ESPGHAN Annual Congress 2022.
In the study (3), 230 infants and families completed reliable diaries on sleep*. Total sleep in all groups decreased over time, as we expect in newborns. Daytime sleep was approximately 30 minutes longer for infants in the goat milk formula group compared to cow milk formula group. Additionally, the infants in the goat milk formula group tended towards longer total sleep duration, with a significant difference at 28 days of intervention. The authors conclude that the “results are highly important, as sleep impacts health of both parents and infants.”
*The studies outlined were performed using Kabrita goat milk infant formula in Europe, where goat milk infant formula has been approved and available for many years. Kabrita USA currently has a toddler formula for children 12-24 months, and we are working with the FDA to bring our infant goat milk formula to the US.