Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants.

Carlo DaniCaterina CovielloMartina CiarciàMonica FuscoClara LunardiGiulia RemaschiDavide SarcinaGiovanni SassudelliSimone PratesiSilvia Peruginull null

Published in: Early human development (2024)

Direct breastfeeding at discharge is more probable in infants of older mothers who receive more breastmilk and who experience greater weight gain. Direct breastfeeding is not correlated with the cognitive score at 24 months corrected age.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
weight gain
low birth weight
body mass index
birth weight
community dwelling
preterm birth