Sentences with phrase «low birthweight infants»

A growing body of evidence indicates that receiving a mother's own milk, especially in high doses very soon after birth reduces the risk of acquiring very costly conditions in very low birthweight infants including sepsis, chronic lung disease and, especially, necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating disease that affects mostly the intestine of premature infants.

Conde - Agudelo, A., & Diaz - Rossello, J. L. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.

Narayanan, «Human milk for low birthweight infants: immunology, nutrition and newer practical technologies,» Acta Paediatr Jpn (Japan) 31, no. 4 (Aug 1989): 455 — 61.

While the difference in mortality between low birthweight infants fed breast milk versus formula is not as great as the difference seen between term infant feedings, those not receiving breast milk still have a 26 % to 37 % greater death rate.

A growing body of evidence indicates that receiving a mother's own milk, especially in high doses very soon after birth reduces the risk of acquiring very costly conditions in very low birthweight infants including sepsis, chronic lung disease and, especially, necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating disease that affects mostly the intestine of premature infants.

Rush University Medical Center faculty and staff have been international leaders in conducting translational research to provide the scientific evidence for the use of mothers» own milk to reduce complications in very low birthweight infants infants during the NICU hospitalization.

A prospective, randomised, controlled, crossover trial was performed to compare the utility of the NRC with the GCC during simulated deliveries of extremely low birthweight infants and infants with gastroschisis.

Infection is significantly more common among low birthweight infants in developing countries and the studies of Narayanan et al suggest that the use of donated human milk may reduce the incidence and severity of infection among such high risk infants.

Bacteriological analysis of expressed human milk and its relation to the outcome of high risk low birthweight infants.

It follows that to feed most preterm, sick or low birthweight infants with human milk, some system of human milk banking needs to be set up.

Rush University Medical Center faculty and staff have been international leaders in conducting translational research to provide the scientific evidence for the use of mothers» own milk to reduce complications in very low birthweight infants infants during the NICU hospitalization.

For low birthweight infants, start supplementation at 2 months.

Effects of marital intelligence, marital status, income and home environment on cognitive development of low birthweight infants.

Partial supplementation with expressed breast milk for the prevention of infection in low birthweight infants.

Adequacy of prenatal care as measured by the Kotelchuck index, delivery method, having a multiple birth, delivering a low birthweight infant.

In the Philippines, where an infant born at home will generally stay at home regardless of birth weight, low birthweight infants were breastfed far longer when born at home than when born in hospitals.

Combined Use of Alcohol Hand Rub and Gloves Reduces the Incidence of Late Onset Infection in Very Low Birthweight Infants.

The authors reported that researchers and quality improvement executives tracking outcomes for very low birthweight infants (those born weighing less than 1,500 grams) have increasingly used the general term «human milk feeding» to refer to both MOM and DHM, seemingly ignoring the fundamental, scientific differences between the two.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

The authors reported that researchers and quality improvement executives tracking outcomes for very low birthweight infants (those born weighing less than 1,500 grams) have increasingly used the general term «human milk feeding» to refer to both MOM and DHM, seemingly ignoring the fundamental, scientific differences between the two.

«While there is a substantial body of research showing that a mother's own is milk is the most effective option for greatly improving the health of hospitalized, very low birthweight infants, NICU care providers need to be able to make the evidence - driven argument that mother's own milk is the most cost effective option as well,» Meier said.

One final deficiency note: recent research has shown a relationship between very low birthweight infants (LVBW) and deficient vitamin A intake by the mother.

Osendarp, S. J., van Raaij, J. M., Darmstadt, G. L., Baqui, A. H., Hautvast, J. G., and Fuchs, G. J. Zinc supplementation during pregnancy and effects on growth and morbidity in low birthweight infants: a randomised placebo controlled trial.

Developing Relationships Between Very Low Birthweight Infants and Their Mothers: A Look at Timing of Intervention in Relation to Infant and Maternal Characteristics

Conde - Agudelo A., Diaz - Rossello J. and Belizan J. (2003) Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.