Open AccessFeeding practice outcome for preterm infants in two neonatology units in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohammed Km Khalil,
Y. S. Al Ghamdi,
O. A. Al Yahia,
A. Subah,
R. Barmad
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2004.10.3.283
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatology , pediatrics , birth weight , gestational age , head circumference , hospital discharge , low birth weight , weight gain , obstetrics , pregnancy , body weight , genetics , biology
Wecarried out a follow-up study to investigate variation in short-term outcome for preterm infants in 2 hospitals in Buraidah. We compared gestational age, birth weight, head circumference at birth and length of stay. Outcome measures were weight gain/day, feeding pattern on discharge and feeding pattern 1 month after discharge. Mean weight gain was significantly higher in hospital A, 9.6 [ +/- 19.7] g/day compared to -1.2 [ +/- 29.5] g/day in hospital B [P = 0.049]. The proportion of infants exclusively breastfed 1 month after discharge was 37.5% in hospital B compared to 13.2% in hospital A [P = 0.0224]. There are clear hospital level differences in short-term outcome in the same region, emphasizing the need for continuous follow-up and evaluation of differences in a perinatal audit