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Study on effect of prematurity in childhood highlights need for early support

Posted on September 7, 2022 by annabelleinster

The TIGAR study highlights the importance of follow-up checks and greater awareness of educational needs of children born premature. For further information click here

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A comparison of the timing of hand expressing of human milk with breast massage to standard care for mothers of preterm infants: an exploratory pilot using a randomized controlled design

Posted on May 31, 2022 by oliviaschaff

Globally, 10% of all births are preterm. Access to human milk via manual breast expression is required to reduce the incidence of adverse outcomes related to prematurity. However, there is little evidence to recommend optimum timing to commence breast expression … Continue reading →

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Metabolic bone disease of prematurity

Posted on May 10, 2022 by oliviaschaff

The incidence of metabolic bone disease (MBD) of prematurity is as high as 23% of very low-birthweight infants and as high as 55% of extremely low-birthweight infants, but a lack of consensus in diagnostic criteria makes the actual incidence difficult … Continue reading →

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New operating approach to limit bacillus cereus contamination of donor human milk

Posted on April 12, 2021 by oliviaschaff

Several studies have confirmed the importance of human milk (HM) for the nutrition of newborns, especially preterm infants. Freshly expressed human milk is preferable to donor human milk (DHM), which is the second-best option for preterm infants whose mother’s own … Continue reading →

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Indicators of secretory activation in mothers of preterm very low birth weight infants

Posted on February 1, 2021 by oliviaschaff

Inconsistent information exists regarding indicators of secretory activation in mothers delivering very low birth weight infants. The aim of this study is to compare time to the onset of secretory activation using three separate indicators. A secondary aim examined the … Continue reading →

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