TY - JOUR
T1 - Feeding characteristics of healthy infants without reported feeding impairments throughout the first month of life
AU - McGrattan, Katlyn Elizabeth
AU - Hammell, Abbey E.
AU - Turski, Morgan Elaine
AU - Klein, Kristina E.
AU - Delaware, Elise
AU - McCormick, Jennie
AU - Weikle, Ellen
AU - Broderick, Erin
AU - Ramel, Sara E.
AU - Mohr, Alicia Hofelich
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Objective: Elucidate characteristics of feeding performance in healthy infants without reported feeding problems throughout the first month of life. Study design: Feeding was monitored in 61 healthy infants by caregiver report for 48 h a week from birth to 4 weeks old. Outcomes included feeding modality, how much they consumed, how long the feed lasted, and how many coughing episodes the infant exhibited. Data were analyzed with descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Result: The majority of infants (68%) exhibited at least one problematic feeding behavior. Infants consumed 68 ml/feed over 20 min, though the milk volumes and feed durations were highly variable. Coughing occurred an average of 2 feeds per day. No significant change in coughing was observed throughout the first month of life (p = 0.64). Infants coughed significantly less during breast feeds than bottle feeds (p = 0.02). Conclusion: Healthy term infants exhibit what appear to be normal developmental imperfections in feeding performance throughout the first month of life.
AB - Objective: Elucidate characteristics of feeding performance in healthy infants without reported feeding problems throughout the first month of life. Study design: Feeding was monitored in 61 healthy infants by caregiver report for 48 h a week from birth to 4 weeks old. Outcomes included feeding modality, how much they consumed, how long the feed lasted, and how many coughing episodes the infant exhibited. Data were analyzed with descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Result: The majority of infants (68%) exhibited at least one problematic feeding behavior. Infants consumed 68 ml/feed over 20 min, though the milk volumes and feed durations were highly variable. Coughing occurred an average of 2 feeds per day. No significant change in coughing was observed throughout the first month of life (p = 0.64). Infants coughed significantly less during breast feeds than bottle feeds (p = 0.02). Conclusion: Healthy term infants exhibit what appear to be normal developmental imperfections in feeding performance throughout the first month of life.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-023-01760-y
DO - 10.1038/s41372-023-01760-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 37700008
AN - SCOPUS:85171179276
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 44
SP - 71
EP - 77
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 1
ER -