Preemies often require feeding through IV or
gavage feeding (in which they are fed milk through a tube).
Breast milk can also be administered via medical equipment, as in
gavage feeding.
Behavioral and physiologic effects of nonnutritive sucking during
gavage feeding in preterm infants.
Previous studies of the effect of breastfeeding on morbidity among full - term infants have not always accounted for selection bias that may result if infants who are breastfed are inherently healthier than bottle - fed infants.22 In the current study, the VLBW infants» ability to breastfeed did not reflect better health status as both human milk and infant formula were provided via
gavage feeding especially during early enteral feedings.
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When they're stable and ready to begin
feedings, they're given a nasal
gavage (NG) tube that goes directly from their nose to their stomach and food is pushed through.
Mostly breast - milk feeders received equal to or greater than 50 % of their
feeds as breast milk; breast milk may have been received by
gavage, bottle, or at the breast.