Observational studyActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2019
Full oral feeding is possible before discharge even in extremely preterm infants.
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- Reducing the Length of Hospitalization for Premature Infants Using a Quality Improvement Project.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Early Discharge of Very Preterm Infants Is Not Associated with Impaired Growth up to Three Months Postmenstrual Age: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Determination of oral feeding skills in late preterm, early term, and full-term infants using the neonatal oral feeding monitor (NeoSAFE).Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Influential factors related to feeding disorders in preterm infants and the construction of predictive models.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Premature Babies Can Be Cared for in the Maternity Ward without an Increased Risk and Discharged with a Feeding Tube If Necessary.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Key Influences on Oral Feeding Achievement in Preterm Infants: Insights From a Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia.International journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding and human milk bank in a neonatal intensive care unit: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian cohort of very low birth weight infants.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Their Second Year of Life.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Influence of Full Oral Feeding Acquisition on Growth of Premature Infants.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Oral-feeding guidelines for preterm neonates in the NICU: a scoping review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- Safety and Parental Satisfaction With Early Discharge of Preterm Infants on Nasogastric Tube Feeding and Outpatient Clinic Follow-Up.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimThis study described the steps needed to achieve full oral feeding before discharge in a group of very and extremely preterm (EPT) infants. We analysed the effects of oral feeding skills on discharge timing and on weight gain during their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay.
methodsA prospective cross-sectional observational study of 100 infants who were <32 weeks of gestation (GA) was conducted at the Division of Neonatology, Graz, Austria, from March 2014 to February 2015. Patients were stratified into two groups: those who were <28 weeks at birth and those who were 28 weeks and over. Velocity of oral feeding skills attainment and weight gain were analysed.
resultsAll infants successfully acquired oral feeding skills during hospitalisation. The median GA at which full oral feeding skills were reached was 37 + 1 weeks in EPT and 34 + 5 weeks in very preterm infants. More immature neonates showed worse feeding performances and lower weight increments during oral feeding steps.
conclusionOur study confirmed the role of GA in the development of oral feeding skills in the most premature babies. It also raises the question of whether expected daily weight gain should be targeted according to GA.
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