Standardizing feeding strategies for preterm infants born greater than 1500 grams.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of standardized feeding protocols and donor breast milk (DBM) have been studied primarily in infants born <1500 g and not examined exclusively in infants born >1500 g.

Methods

In this retrospective pre-post-implementation cohort study, we evaluated a protocol for preterm infants born >1500 g that was implemented clinically to standardize feeding advancements at 30 mL/kg/day, with infants born <33 weeks eligible to receive DBM. We compared placement of peripherally inserted central catheters for parenteral nutrition, feeding tolerance, growth, and maternal milk provision in the 18 months before/after implementation. The association between DBM intake and growth was evaluated using multivariable linear regression.

Results

We identified 133 and 148 eligibl

SUBMITTER: Fu TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015110 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature