When is it safe to initiate breastfeeding for preterm infants?

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 134-141

  Lucas, Ruth F ^a,b   Smith, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeed; breastfeeding; kangaroo care; newborns infancy pediatrics; Nyqvist; oral motor function; preterm; skin to skin; sucking; term; very preterm

Indexed keywords

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; SUCKING;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84942317538     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000167     Document Type: Article

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