Length of stay in a neonatal intensive care unit and its association with low rates of exclusive breastfeeding in very low birth weight infants

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 774-777

  Maia, Claudia ^a,b   Brandão, Railson ^a   Roncalli, Ângelo ^a   Maranhão, Hélcio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UFRN ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; preterm; risk factors and weaning; very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KANGAROO METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEANING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREMATURE BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955611440     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.520046     Document Type: Article

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