A cross-sectional analysis of infant-driven and traditional feeding outcomes for neonatal intensive care unit infants.

Audrey Lane Jonathan PacellaJames R BealAbe E SahmounSusan Fedo-RosvoldWilliam M BellasCarrie Brower-Breitwieser

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2021)

The IDF program led to earlier initiation of oral feeding. However, this did not lead to earlier NG tube removal or discharge, a shorter length of stay, or increase in the rates of breastfeeding.

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