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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Is human milk feeding protective for Retinopathy of Prematurity?

Ayesha Muneer, Attia Bari, Summaira Naveed, Agha Shabbir Ali

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ayesha MuneerDr. Ayesha Muneer, DCH, F.C.P.S. (Pediatric Medicine), Assistant Professor, Pediatric Medicine, The Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Attia BariDr. Attia Bari, MCPS, DCH, F.C.P.S. (Pediatric Medicine), MHPE. Associate Professor, Paediatric Medicine, The Children's Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Summaira NaveedDr. Summaira Naveed, F.C.P.S. (Pediatric Medicine), Assistant Professor, Pediatric Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Agha Shabbir AliProf. Agha Shabbir Ali, MCPS, F.C.P.S. (Paediatric Medicine) Professor of Pediatric Medicine, The Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Lahore General Hospital · PKChildren's Oncology Group · CHSir Ganga Ram Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo find the association between breast milk feeding with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants.

methodsThis was a cross sectional study to examine the effects of breast milk feeding on ROP. Premature newborns below 34 weeks from neonatal unit retinopathy of prematurity program during the years 2015 to 2017 of The Lahore General Hospital were included. We recorded the gestational age, birth weight, presence of ROP and the type of feeding (breastfeeding vs. formula milk).

resultsOut of 428 preterm babies 210 (49%) were males. More babies were between 32-34 weeks of gestation 229 (53.5%) as compared to < 32 weeks 199 (46.5%). Among all 428 preterm infants 19(4.4%) developed ROP. Majority 13 (68.4%) who developed ROP were <32 weeks of gestation (

conclusionsSlightly lesser percentage of preterm babies who were breast fed developed retinopathy of prematurity.

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Breast milkPretermRetinopathy of prematurity

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PMID30559818
PMCPMC6290239
OpenAlexW2899620459

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