A prospective follow-up study on how long newborns are fasting in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020.

Bekalu Kassie AlemuTejitu WubeDube JaraMuluken TeshomeAster ShiferawSefinew GetanehMelaku Desta

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Fifty percent of mothers initiated breastfeeding within 2 hours. Most of them didn't initiate breastfeeding based on world health organization's recommendation, within one hour after delivery. Multiple birth, operative delivery, getting advice on timely initiation of breastfeeding immediately after delivery, giving pre-lacteal feeding and neonatal sickness were found to be predictors of time to initiation of breastfeeding.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
pregnant women
gestational age
healthcare
palliative care
emergency department
insulin resistance
blood glucose
type diabetes
adipose tissue