Estimating the Dietary Intake of Breastfeeding Preterm Infants

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ID15465112
AuthorsSarah Greenslade (0009-0004-8516-7172, Flinders University), Jacqueline Miller (0000-0002-6474-0505, Flinders University), Emma Tonkin (0000-0001-9941-4251, Flinders University), Peter Marshall (0000-0001-7094-7732, Department of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia), P B MARSHALL (Flinders University), Carmel T Collins (0000-0003-3308-9948, Women's & Children's Health Research Institute, corresponding author), Carmel Collins (Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Adelaide, 5006, South Australia, Australia)
Year2015
Volume12
Issue5
Pages5408-5419
Publication date2015-05-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph120505408
PMID26006120
PMCIDPMC4454976
OpenAlexW2155843745
LanguageEN
References cited26

Using the prescribed feed volume to estimate total intake has limited clinical utility for the individual infant, however the relatively small bias means that it may be useful within a population or for comparison between groups in which population means are compared. There was a large variation in volume taken during a breastfeed across all gestational and postmenstrual ages

Breastfeeding · Environmental health · Obstetrics · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Infant Nutrition and Health · Medicine · Pediatrics

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