Human Milk Consumption and Full Enteral Feeding Among Infants Who Weigh [Less-Than or Equal To]1250 Grams

Establishing enteral feeding is an important goal in the care of very low birth weight infants. In such infants, receipt of ≥50 mL/kg per day human milk during hospitalization has been associated with shorter time to full enteral feeding. The objective of this study was to determine whether high pro...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2008-06, Vol.121 (6), p.E1524
Main Authors: Sisk, Paula M, Lovelady, Cheryl A, Gruber, Kenneth J, Dillard, Robert G, O'Shea, T Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Birth weight
Milk
Parenteral nutrition
Pediatrics
Studies
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Summary:Establishing enteral feeding is an important goal in the care of very low birth weight infants. In such infants, receipt of ≥50 mL/kg per day human milk during hospitalization has been associated with shorter time to full enteral feeding. The objective of this study was to determine whether high proportions (50%) of human milk during feeding advancement are associated with shorter time to full enteral feeding and improved feeding tolerance. This was a prospective cohort study of very low birth weight infants (n = 127) who were grouped into low (
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275