In:
Acta Paediatrica, Wiley, Vol. 109, No. 10 ( 2020-10), p. 2025-2032
Kurzfassung:
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life, but the breastfeeding rate in premature infants is low. We examined the effect of oral stimulation on infant's strength of suction and the relation between this intra‐oral vacuum and breastfeeding duration. Method Between 2016 and 2018, 211 infants in a Danish neonatal unit were randomised 1:1 and of these 108 to oral stimulation intervention and 103 to control. Suction was measured as peak vacuum at enrolment and a corrected age of 6 weeks. Breastfeeding duration was registered. Results Vacuum increased from enrolment to a corrected age of 6 weeks in all infants, and no effect of oral stimulation intervention was demonstrated P = .08. Infants born ≤32 gestational weeks had lower vacuum compared with infants born after, 350 vs 398 mbar P 〈 .001. For infants born after 32 gestational weeks, the odds ratio for exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months was 1.99 per 100 mbar increase in vacuum P = .01. Conclusion In our study, infant's intra‐oral vacuum increased with age and was not affected by the oral stimulation intervention. For infants born after 32 gestational weeks, the exclusive breastfeeding rate was positively associated with a strong vacuum.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0803-5253
,
1651-2227
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2020
ZDB Id:
1492629-5
ZDB Id:
1501466-6
