Journal article
No long-term effect of oral stimulation on the intra-oral vacuum in healthy premature infants
Aim: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life, but the breastfeeding rate in premature infants is low. We examined the effect of oral stimulation on infant's strength of suction and the relation between this intra-oral vacuum and breastfeeding duration. Method: Between 2016 and 2018, 211 infants in a Danish neonatal unit were randomised 1:1 and of these 108 to oral stimulation intervention and 103 to control.
Suction was measured as peak vacuum at enrolment and a corrected age of 6 weeks. Breastfeeding duration was registered. Results: Vacuum increased from enrolment to a corrected age of 6 weeks in all infants, and no effect of oral stimulation intervention was demonstrated P =.08. Infants born ≤32 gestational weeks had lower vacuum compared with infants born after, 350 vs 398 mbar P
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2020 |
Pages: | 2025-2032 |
ISSN: | 08035326 , 08035253 and 16512227 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1111/apa.15289 |
ORCIDs: | 0000-0003-4909-9788 , 0000-0002-1042-6748 and 0000-0002-5029-9480 |