Sentences with phrase «than term infants»

They also tend to be born at a lower weight than term infants.

For example, use of premature infant formulas that have higher concentrations of protein and minerals than term infant formulas can provide major advantages for neurodevelopment and growth (11).

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Can you PROVE that the long - term harm from a few nights of CIO is GREATER than the long - term harm caused by sleep disorders or excessive crying in an infant who (for whatever reason) sleep training would have worked after just a night or two (or even one longer bout of crying for less than 30 minutes on one day, which some parents claim worked for them)?

She writes, «In the case of healthy term infants who are jaundiced, the treatment could be worse than the disease.»

These fathers reveal significantly greater stress and depression scores than fathers of full - term infants, and lower involvement rates (Rimmerman & Sheran, 2001); and, like the fathers (and mothers) of cesarian babies, use significantly more negative adjectives to describe their babies at six weeks of age (Greenhalg et al, 2000).

Bed - sharing increases the risk of SIDS, especially in preterm infants (preemies), babies with low birth weight, and healthy full - term infants younger than 4 months old.

The publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics, showed how the research involving 33 late preterm and term infants received far more verbal communication from birth to age 7 months from their mothers than their fathers.

Premature infants don't have the same iron stores as full - term infants, and they may need more vitamins and minerals than breast milk or formula can provide.

Late preterm infants are usually healthier than babies born earlier, and they're almost as likely to survive as full - term babies.

They recruited one - hundred colicky infants younger than 12 weeks old, who were full - term birth, with no known diseases, receiving no medical treatments for colic and no allergy to lactose.

Please present scientific evidence (papers published in peer review journals) that show that dononr or home made formula are healthier for term infants than commercially made formula.

One, a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that full - term infants fed DHA - and ARA - supplemented formula had significantly clearer vision than infants who did not receive the supplements.

Critically ill, premature infants have special dietary needs requiring higher levels of fat, protein and calories than full - term babies need.

Healthy and full - term Infants who are exclusively breastfed are also seldom at risk for iron deficient anemia especially if the baby does not begin solid foods earlier than 6 months old.

Many twins and multiples are born premature, and the risk of SIDS is higher for premature babies than for infants born at full term.

This type of contamination is more dangerous for a sick or premature baby than it is for a healthy, full - term infant.

I ran a query for 2007 - 2010 on all states including only infants that were greater than 2500 grams (term babies) among white and non-hispanic white women.

Examples of barriers to breastfeeding include placement of the stable, healthy, full - term newborn on an infant warmer immediately upon delivery rather than skin - to - skin with the mother, provision of infant formula or water to breastfed newborns without medical indication, removal of the newborn from the mother's room at night, inadequate assurance of post-discharge follow - up for lactation support, and provision of promotional samples of infant formula from manufacturers.

Nestlé exacerbates the cross-promotional impact of its advertising as its labels do not comply with the labelling requirements, which state: «the specific terms «infant formula» and «follow - on formula» should be clearly featured on the packaging, in a font size no smaller than the brand name.»

As such, choosing to breastfeed should be considered an investment in the short - and long - term health of the infant, rather than a lifestyle choice.

Infants born before the 37th week of pregnancy are premature, which places them at a higher risk for complications than full - term babies, explains HealthyChildren.org, a website published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The bottom line is that memory in infants lasts a lot longer than originally thought and that a baby's long term memory goes all the way back to the womb.

Premature babies grow at a slower pace than full - term infants do for the first 24 months.

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.

Referrals to craniofacial centers for evaluation of deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are increasing.8 This increase in deformations has been temporally linked to the Back to Sleep program advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 that advises the avoidance of the prone sleeping position as a method of reducing the rates of sudden infant death syndrome.10,, 12,13 There is a delay in early gross motor milestones in children forced to sleep supine but these delays seem transient and have not been linked as yet to any longer term problems.14 Children who are encouraged to sleep on their backs and develop abnormal head shapes as a result are a different population than children who spontaneously restricted their movement in bed for one reason or another.

Healthy term infants fed a formula containing PO as the predominant oil in the fat blend had significantly lower BMC and BMD than those fed a formula without PO.

Therefore, most milk banks separate «preemie milk» — milk collected in the first 30 days after delivery of an infant less than 36 weeks gestation — from «term milk.»

Specifically, it depends on the age of the infant, as premature infants absorb medications at a different rate than those born at full - term.

On the other side of the debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the benefits for the infant in terms of reduced risk of infection, adult obesity, allergies, and asthma are so great that breastfeeding must be viewed as an «investment in your child's future» rather than a «lifestyle choice.»

Rather than delivering the same milk that she would have made for a term birth, mothers to premature babies produce milk that is specifically tailored to the needs of an early - birth infant, such as higher fat and mineral contents, La Leche League International states.

Twin infants born prematurely are less likely than twins born at term to be breastfed (Ostlund 2010).

Sleep is crucial for premature infants, and loud noises startle and bother NICU babies more than they disturb full - term healthy babies, so the limit primarily exists to help premature babies snooze better.

In fact, even in cases where there has been prolonged difficulties or separation, interdisciplinary professional mental health support will take time but it will have a much more significant long term beneficial effect for the infant - parent / caregiver relationship than biased and pseudoscientific therapies.

This term describes the sudden, unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age.

This is likely even more important in premature infants than in term infants because of the additional health risks they face.

In Massachusetts, the breastfeeding initiation rate among term infants in 2002 was 76 %, while the initiation rate among premature infants was 68 %.1 Moreover, infants with the lowest gestational ages had the lowest breastfeeding rates (56 % initiation among infants born between 24 and 27 weeks compared with 69 % among infants born at 36 weeks» gestational age).1 Nationally, breastfeeding rates are lowest, 2,3 and rates of prematurity highest, 4 among African American infants, suggesting that breastfeeding rates nationally in premature infants will be lower than average.1

Premature infants are more fragile, require more vigilant care, and are more difficult to feed than full term infants.

The introduction of infant formula to babies» diets changes the infants» gut microbiome, thus affecting the response of the infant immune system to pathogens.47 - 51 A greater amount of natural - killer cells, suggesting a more mature immune system, have been found in breastfed infants than in formula - fed infants.52 In addition, pH level in the stomach of breastfed children is better for the promotion of the protein - lipid α - lactalbumin (termed HAMLET), which induces apoptosislike death in tumor cells.51, 53

Special fortifiers may be added to breast milk or formula because premature infants have higher vitamin and mineral needs than full - term infants.

This is consistent with other studies demonstrating a link between breastfeeding and maternal sensitivity.25, 26,27 For example, in a longitudinal study of more than 1300 families in the USA, mothers who breast fed were observed to be more sensitive to their babies at 6, 15, 24 and 36 months.27 Importantly, this difference persisted after statistical control for the effects of maternal mental health, the quality of the home environment in terms of infant health and stimulation and socioeconomic status.

Some dental malocclusions have been found more commonly among pacifier users than nonusers, but the differences generally disappeared after pacifier cessation.284 In its policy statement on oral habits, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry states that nonnutritive sucking behaviors (ie, fingers or pacifiers) are considered normal for infants and young children and that, in general, sucking habits in children to the age of 3 years are unlikely to cause any long - term problems.285 There is an approximate 1.2 - to 2-fold increased risk of otitis media associated with pacifier use, particularly between 2 and 3 years of age.286, 287 The incidence of otitis media is generally lower in the first year of life, especially the first 6 months, when the risk of SIDS is the highest.288, — , 293 However, pacifier use, once established, may persist beyond 6 months, thus increasing the risk of otitis media.

Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabInfants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabinfants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabinfants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabilized.

Additional support for the possible self - regulatory benefits associated with breastfeeding is also provided by a short - term follow - up study of 158 infants.31 This study found that between the ages of 13 and 52 weeks, breastfed babies consistently cried for shorter periods of time than formula - fed babies.

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.

A bilirubin level of more than 425 μmol / L was chosen to define severe hyperbilirubinemia since an infant with this degree of jaundice is thought to be at high risk of kernicterus.6 Furthermore, the Canadian Paediatric Society recommends considering an exchange transfusion at this level in healthy term infants without risk factors.20

Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.

The term applies to any healthy, well - fed infant who cries more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 weeks.

Although the potential long - term benefits of DHA are still being explored, biochemical data indicate that breast - fed infants accumulate DHA in the brain until ≥ 12 mo of age and at a greater rate than do infants fed formula without DHA (8,9).

It indicates that home - modified animal milk should no longer be recommended for replacement feeding for infants aged less than 6 months, except as a short - term stop gap measure in situations where a suitable breast - milk substitute is not available.

Yes the norms for term newborn infants are lower than adults.