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Comparison Of Growth In Preterm, Low-Birth-Weight Infants Fed Human Milk Versus Standard Infant Formula From 40-56 Weeks Postconceptual Age, Laurie Jean Moyer
Comparison Of Growth In Preterm, Low-Birth-Weight Infants Fed Human Milk Versus Standard Infant Formula From 40-56 Weeks Postconceptual Age, Laurie Jean Moyer
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to compare growth following hospitalization in preterm, low birth weight infants fed their own mother's milk versus preterm, low birth weight infants of similar weight and gestational age given standard infant formula upon demand. Growth measurements were taken 40, 42, 48 and 56 weeks postconceptual age.
A total of 28 healthy, preterm, low birth weight infants completed the study. Seventeen infants received standard infant formula (Similac) and 11 were breast-fed upon demand. Introduction of solid foods was delayed until the infant was greater than 56 weeks postconceptual age. Weight, length, occiptial frontal circumference, mid-upper …