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The effect of maternal milk on neonatal morbidity of very low-birth-weight infants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12517197     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the dose effect of maternal milk on neonatal morbidity of very low-birth-weight (<1.5 kg) infants. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: An urban tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit and follow-up clinic. POPULATION: One hundred nineteen singleton very low-birth-weight infants admitted from January 1, 1997, to February 14, 1999 (mean birth weight, 1056 g; mean gestational age, 28 weeks; 57% male; and 43% white). METHODS: A comparison of the effect on neonatal outcomes of daily graded doses (1-24, 25-49, and > or = 50 mL/kg of body weight) of maternal milk through week 4 of life vs a reference group receiving no maternal milk. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Neonatal outcomes examined included rates of sepsis after age 5 days, retinopathy of prematurity, chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis, jaundice, duration of ventilator dependence, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS: Seventy-nine infants (66%) received maternal milk, of whom 32 received at least 50 mL/kg per day through week 4 of life. Poisson regression analysis adjusting for birth weight, sex, and ethnicity revealed that the mean number of episodes of sepsis for infants receiving at least 50 mL/kg per day was lower by a factor of 0.27 (95% confidence interval, 0.08-0.95) compared with infants receiving no maternal milk. There was no effect of maternal milk on other neonatal outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: A daily threshold amount of at least 50 mL/kg of maternal milk through week 4 of life is needed to decrease the rate of sepsis in very low-birth-weight infants, but maternal milk does not affect other neonatal morbidities.
Authors:
Lydia Furman; Gerry Taylor; Nori Minich; Maureen Hack
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine     Volume:  157     ISSN:  1072-4710     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Publication Date:  2003 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-01-08     Completed Date:  2003-01-23     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9422751     Medline TA:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  66-71     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. lmfurman@att.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Infant Food*
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / epidemiology,  prevention & control*
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male
Milk, Human*
Poisson Distribution
Sepsis / prevention & control
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MO100080//PHS HHS

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