Journal article
Oral feeding practices and discharge timing for moderately preterm infants
Early human development, Vol.120, pp.46-52
05/01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.04.001
PMCID: PMC5951763
PMID: 29654994
Abstract
Background: Oral feeding skills of moderately preterm infants are not mature at birth.
Aims: To establish the relationship between postmenstrual age at introduction of first oral feeding and attainment of full oral feeding and hospital discharge for moderately preterm infants.
Study design: Multicenter retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of moderately preterm infants admitted to a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network hospital.
Subjects: 6146 infants born at 29-33 weeks' gestation from January 2012 to November 2013.
Outcome measures: Postmenstrual age at full oral feeding and at hospital discharge.
Results: The median postmenstrual age at first oral feeding was 33.9 weeks (interquartile range 33.1-34.3). For each week earlier at first oral feeding, full oral feeding occurred 4.5 days earlier (p < 0.0001) and hospital stay was shortened by 3.4 days (p < 0.0001). Higher birth weight (p < 0.0001) and black maternal race (p = 0.0001) were associated with younger postmenstrual age at full oral feeding and at discharge.
Conclusion: Moderately preterm infants with earlier introduction of oral feeding achieved earlier full oral feeding and hospital discharge.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral feeding practices and discharge timing for moderately preterm infants
- Creators
- Jane E. Brumbaugh - Mayo Clinic in FloridaTarah T. Colaizy - University of IowaShampa Saha - RTI InternationalKrisa P. van Meurs - Stanford UniversityAbhik Das - RTI InternationalMichele C. Walsh - Case Western Reserve UniversityEdward F. Bell - University of IowaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Early human development, Vol.120, pp.46-52
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.04.001
- PMID
- 29654994
- PMCID
- PMC5951763
- ISSN
- 0378-3782
- eISSN
- 1872-6232
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- UG1HD087229 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) UL1TR001117 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) U01HD036790 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984353848902771
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