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EVALUATION OF NON‐GRADED 20 KILOCALORIE PER 30 MILLILITRE FEEDINGS TO NEWBORN INFANTS
Author(s) -
Drew John H.,
Breheny James E.,
Gleeson Maureen
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93398.x
Subject(s) - albumin , endocrinology , calorie , weight gain , medicine , zoology , body weight , chemistry , biology
Infant artificial feeding regimes can be subdivided into a graded regime and a non‐graded regime. Fifty infants were subjected to the regime of 20 kcal per 30 ml feeding on the first day of postnatal life (non‐graded regime) and were compared with 50 Infants fed on a graded regime. Half of the above infants were preterm and the other half were term babies. No increase in complications occurred and no significant detrimental effects were observed on blood hæmoglobin, plasma total protein, plasma albumin, plasma calcium or plasma phosphorus concentrations. Benefits that resulted were a higher mean concentration of plasma total protein and plasma albumin, a quicker gain in weight in the term infants and less weight loss observed in the preterm Infants.