Maturational changes in the feeding behaviour of infants - a comparison between breast-feeding and bottle-feeding

Aim:  To obtain a better understanding of the changes in feeding behaviour from 1 to 6 months of age. By comparing breast‐ and bottle‐feeding, we intended to clarify the difference in longitudinal sucking performance. Methods:  Sucking variables were consecutively measured for 16 breast‐fed and eigh...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2010-01, Vol.99 (1), p.61-67
Main Authors: Taki, M, Mizuno, K, Murase, M, Nishida, Y, Itabashi, K, Mukai, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Bottle Feeding - methods
Bottle-feeding
Breast Feeding
Child Development - physiology
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Feeding patterns
Female
General aspects
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Longitudinal Studies
Maturation
Medical sciences
Pressure
Sucking Behavior - physiology
Sucking behaviour
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Summary:Aim:  To obtain a better understanding of the changes in feeding behaviour from 1 to 6 months of age. By comparing breast‐ and bottle‐feeding, we intended to clarify the difference in longitudinal sucking performance. Methods:  Sucking variables were consecutively measured for 16 breast‐fed and eight bottle‐fed infants at 1, 3 and 6 months of age. Results:  For breast‐feeding, number of sucks per burst (17.8 ± 8.8, 23.8 ± 8.3 and 32.4 ± 15.3 times), sucking burst duration (11.2 ± 6.1, 14.7 ± 8.0 and 17.9 ± 8.8 sec) and number of sucking bursts per feed (33.9 ± 13.9, 28.0 ± 18.2 and 18.6 ± 12.8 times) at 1, 3 and 6 months of age respectively showed significant differences between 1 and 6 months of age (p 
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01498.x