Every three-hour versus every six-hour oral feeding in preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial.

Megan M GrayBarbara Medoff-CooperElizabeth M EnlowSagori MukhopadhyaySara B DeMauro

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2016)

For preterm infants fed when oral feeding cues are present, an every six-hour schedule did not alter the time to full oral feeding and had no effect on rates of tachypnoea, apnoea or length of hospital stay compared to every three-hour feeding schedule. An every six-hour oral feeding schedule led to only small reductions in number of oral feeding attempts per day.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
blood pressure
clinical trial
healthcare
low birth weight
open label
emergency department
obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
electronic health record
placebo controlled
sleep apnea