Dataset Information

Infant feeding and criticality in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data support the protective effects of human breast milk (HBM) feeding in acute illness but little is known about the impact of HBM feeding on the criticality of infants.

Aim

To explore the relationship between early HBM feeding and severity of illness and recovery in critically ill children requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure (ARF).

Study design

Prospective cohort study of mothers of patients aged 1-36 months who participated in the acute and follow-up phases of the Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration for Respiratory Failure (RESTORE) clinical trial. Participants completed a survey describing HBM dose fed during their infant's first month of life.