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Feeding practices and early neonatal jaundice
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
|January 1, 1982
Summary
Breast-fed newborns show higher jaundice rates. Supplementing with sugar water may decrease nursing and increase jaundice risk in breast-fed infants.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal Health
- Pediatrics
- Infant Nutrition
Background:
- Neonatal jaundice is common.
- Feeding practices influence infant health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between feeding practices and early neonatal jaundice.
- To explore the impact of sugar water supplementation in breast-fed infants.
Main Methods:
- Study included 135 well newborns.
- Compared jaundice rates between breast-fed and bottle-fed infants.
- Analyzed sugar water intake and breast milk intake in a subset of breast-fed infants.
Main Results:
- Breast-fed infants had significantly higher jaundice rates (p < 0.01).
- Sugar water intake was inversely related to breast milk intake (r = -0.35, p < 0.05).
- Infants with high sugar water and low breast milk intake showed a trend towards higher jaundice, though not statistically significant.
Conclusions:
- Breast-feeding is associated with higher rates of early neonatal jaundice compared to bottle-feeding.
- Sugar water supplementation in breast-fed infants may reduce nursing stimulus, potentially increasing jaundice risk.