Logo image
Inadequate oral feeding as a barrier to discharge in moderately preterm infants
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Inadequate oral feeding as a barrier to discharge in moderately preterm infants

Laura Edwards, C Michael Cotten, P Brian Smith, Ronald Goldberg, Shampa Saha, Abhik Das, Abbot R Laptook, Barbara J Stoll, Edward F Bell, Waldemar A Carlo, …
Journal of perinatology, Vol.39(9), pp.1219-1228
09/2019
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0422-x
PMCID: PMC7246972
PMID: 31296918
url
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/7246972View
Open Access

Abstract

The objectives describe the frequency that inadequate oral feeding (IOF) is the reason why moderately preterm (MPT) infants remain hospitalized and its association with neonatal morbidities. Prospective study using the NICHD Neonatal Research Network MPT Registry. Multivariable logistic regression was used to describe associations between IOF and continued hospitalization at 36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). A total of 6017 MPT infants from 18 centers were included. Three-thousand three-seventy-six (56%) remained hospitalized at 36 weeks PMA, of whom 1262 (37%) remained hospitalized due to IOF. IOF was associated with RDS (OR 2.02, 1.66-2.46), PDA (OR 1.86, 1.37-2.52), sepsis (OR 2.36, 95% 1.48-3.78), NEC (OR 16.14, 7.27-35.90), and BPD (OR 3.65, 2.56-5.21) compared to infants discharged and was associated with medical NEC (OR 2.06, 1.19-3.56) and BPD (OR 0.46, 0.34-0.61) compared to infants remaining hospitalized for an alternative reason. IOF is the most common barrier to discharge in MPT infants, especially among those with neonatal morbidities.
Bottle Feeding Breast Feeding Energy Intake Feeding Behavior Feeding Methods Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Logistic Models Male Patient Discharge Prospective Studies Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn Sepsis

Details

Metrics

Logo image