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Review
. 2004 Nov 20;329(7476):1227-30.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1227.

Feeding the preterm infant

William McGuire  1 , Ginny Henderson, Peter W Fowlie
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Review

Feeding the preterm infant

William McGuire et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

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Figure 1
Infants with intrauterine growth restriction lack subcutaneous fat and other nutrient stores
Figure 2
Figure 2
Infants can be fed using a gastric tube if they are unable to breast or bottle feed
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Figure 3
Preterm infant with necrotising enterocolitis—a syndrome of acute intestinal necrosis of unknown aetiology
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Figure 4
Relative risk of confirmed necrotising enterocolitis with human milk versus formula. Adapted from McGuire W, Anthony MY. Arch Dis Child 2003;88: 11-14
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Figure 5
Human breast milk can be expressed from the infant's mother or from a donor mother
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Figure 6
Skin to skin care promotes bonding and milk production (left). The infant can be cup fed (right) until breast feeding is established
Figure 6
Figure 6
Skin to skin care promotes bonding and milk production (left). The infant can be cup fed (right) until breast feeding is established
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Figure 8
Extravasation injury may occur when a peripheral cannula is used to deliver the parenteral nutrition solution
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