Time to Reach Full Enteral Feeding and Its Predictors among Very Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Follow-Up Cohort Study.

Belay Alemayehu GetahunSileshi MulatuHailemariam Mekonnen Workie

Published in: Journal of nutrition and metabolism (2024)

According to this study, the time to achieve full enteral feeding was relatively short. Therefore, healthcare professionals should emphasize achieving full enteral feeding and address hindering factors to save the lives of VLBW neonates.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth