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ArticleMedical journal, Armed Forces India2009

Exclusive Breast Feeding in Low Birth Weight Babies.

D Singh, N Devi, Ts Raghu Raman

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Article in Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D SinghSenior Advisor (Pediatrics), Command Hospital (SC) Pune.
N DeviPost Graduate Resident (Pediatrics), Command Hospital (AF) Bangalore 560007.
Ts Raghu RamanEx Commandant, Command Hospital (AF), Bangalore 560007.
Command Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman milk is the ideal source of nutrition for full term neonates, but there is controversy regarding its use as a nutrition source for preterm and low birth weight infants. However current data supports the use of human milk for low birth weight infants. This study was undertaken to evaluate the growth of both preterm and term small for gestational age infants nursed on exclusive breast milk from birth to four months of age.

methodsThis was a prospective, longitudinal study carried out in a recognized baby-friendly hospital where exclusive breast-feeding is practiced in all neonates. All consecutive low birth weight neonates irrespective of gestational age, born during the study period of two years were included in the study. Assessment of growth parameters included recording of weight (daily when in the hospital and later weekly), length (weekly) and head circumference (weekly) till the age of four months.

resultLow birth weight infants, both the preterm and the term small for gestational age, on being exclusively breastfed by their own mothers, gained weight and had an increase in their head circumference and length to the levels almost comparable to the standard fetal- infant growth norms.

conclusionExclusive breast-feeding results in adequate growth in low birth weight babies including preterms.

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Breast feedingLow birth weightNeonatesPreterm

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PMID27408247
PMCPMC4921380
OpenAlexW2056320478

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