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: Premature infants have very limited energy reserves and their optimal development depends on the quality characteristics of exogenous energy imports. The amount of protein in the mother is insufficient to ensure optimal growth and development of the brain. Therefore, it is necessary to enrich it or to apply adapted milks with hydrolyzed protein and probiotics. Many of the respondents did not know about the availability of fortified milk and food with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, but were aware of their usefulness for the health of newborns and would have invested additional funds. Wide awareness of young mothers regarding the nutrition of premature babies is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]