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The effect of prenatal consultation with a neonatologist on human milk feeding in preterm infants
Author(s) -
Friedman S,
FlidelRimon O,
Lavie E,
Shinwell ES
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03017.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatology , gestational age , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , hospital discharge , gestation , obstetrics , prenatal exposure , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Objective : To study the effect of prenatal consultation (PC) with a neonatologist on the incidence and duration of human milk feeding (HMF) in preterm infants. Design/methods : A retrospective matched case‐control study was preformed at a perinatal centre. Study infants were preterm infants (23–35 wk) whose mothers had received PC emphasizing the importance of HMF. Control infants were matched by birthweight, gestational age and multiplicity. Results : Each group included 29 mothers and 46 preterm infants. Mean gestational age was 30.1 ± 3 wk in both groups. Mean birthweight was 1329 ± 489 (PC) and 1334 ± 441 g (control). PC infants received HMF for significantly longer, both in the hospital and after discharge (hospital: PC 37 ± 34 d vs control 15 ± 19 d, p = 0.001; discharge PC 60 ± 57d vs control 21 ± 32d; p = 0.0001). No significant difference in neonatal morbidity was detected between the groups. Conclusions : PC is associated with significantly longer HMF in preterm infants, both in hospital and after discharge.