Effect of co-morbidities on the development of oral feeding ability in pre-term infants: a retrospective study

Pre-term infants frequently experience difficulties in attaining independent oral feeding, thus delaying the achievement of an adequate nutritional status and hospital discharge. The aim of this retrospective, single-centre, observational study was to investigate the effect of co-morbidities on the...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2015-11, Vol.5 (1), p.16603-16603, Article 16603
Main Authors: Giannì, Maria Lorella, Sannino, Patrizio, Bezze, Elena, Plevani, Laura, di Cugno, Nathalie, Roggero, Paola, Consonni, Dario, Mosca, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Baby foods
Birth Weight
Comorbidity
Dysplasia
Feeding
Feeding Behavior
Female
Gestational age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infants
Italy
Low-birth-weight
Male
Morbidity
Neonates
Nutritional status
Public Health Surveillance
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Pre-term infants frequently experience difficulties in attaining independent oral feeding, thus delaying the achievement of an adequate nutritional status and hospital discharge. The aim of this retrospective, single-centre, observational study was to investigate the effect of co-morbidities on the timing of the achievement of full oral feeding in pre-term infants. The neonatal and feeding data of 84 infants born at a gestational age of
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep16603