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. 1997 Jul-Aug;26(4):414-20.
doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1997.tb02723.x.

Bottle-feeding histories of preterm infants

R H Pickler  1 , A G Mauck, B Geldmaker
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Bottle-feeding histories of preterm infants

R H Pickler et al. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1997 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the bottle-feeding histories of preterm infants and determine physical indices related to and predictive of bottle-feeding initiation and progression.

Design: Ex post facto.

Setting: Academic medical center.

Participants: A convenience sample of 40 preterm infants without concomitant cardiac, gastrointestinal, or cognitive impairment.

Main outcome measures: Postconceptional age at first bottle-feeding, full bottle-feeding, and discharge.

Results: The morbidity rating, using the Neonatal Medical Index (NMI), was most strongly correlated with postconceptional age at first bottle-feeding (r = .34, p < .05), full bottle-feeding (r = .65, p < .01), and discharge (r = .55, p < .05). The morbidity rating also accounted for 12%, 42%, and 30% of the variance in postconceptional age at first bottle-feeding, full bottle-feeding, and discharge, respectively.

Conclusions: The NMI may be a useful tool for predicting the initiation and progression of bottle-feeding in preterm infants.

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  • Breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding.
    Smart JE. Smart JE. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998 Jan-Feb;27(1):12. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1998.tb02584.x. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998. PMID: 9475122 No abstract available.

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