Quality indicators for human milk use in very low-birthweight infants: Are we measuring what we should be measuring?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-291

  Bigger, H R ^a   Fogg, L J ^a   Patel, A ^a   Johnson, T ^a   Engstrom, J L ^a   Meier, P P ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

human milk; NICU; prematurity related morbidities; quality indicators; VLBW infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING AMOUNT; BREAST FEEDING TIMING; BREAST MILK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; RISK REDUCTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; STANDARDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; NEONATAL NURSING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84898598647     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.5     Document Type: Article

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