Breastmilk Production in the First 4 Weeks after Birth of Term Infants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Study Limitations
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Perceived Breastfeeding Problems | p Value | ||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
n | 13 | 103 | |
Birth weight (g) | 3498 (293) | 3450 (3206, 3739) | 0.051 |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks+days) | 39+2 (1+3) | 39+6 (38+7, 40+3) | 0.025 |
Feed frequency (breasts) | 12 (3) | 12 (4) | 0.50 |
Average feed duration (min) | 17 (5) | 15 (13, 21) | 0.052 |
Average feed amount (mL) | 63 (27) | 30 (20, 45) | <0.001 |
Total breastfeeding transfer (mL·day−1) | 693 (174) | 399 (211) | <0.001 |
Total breastmilk expressed (mL·day−1) | 160 (n = 1) | 168 (78, 272) (n = 68) | |
Supplementary infant formula (mL·day−1) | 0 | 135 (80, 272) (n = 72) | |
Total infant milk intake (mL·day−1) | 699 (168) | 567 (164) | 0.007 |
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Kent, J.C.; Gardner, H.; Geddes, D.T. Breastmilk Production in the First 4 Weeks after Birth of Term Infants. Nutrients 2016, 8, 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8120756
Kent JC, Gardner H, Geddes DT. Breastmilk Production in the First 4 Weeks after Birth of Term Infants. Nutrients. 2016; 8(12):756. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8120756
Chicago/Turabian StyleKent, Jacqueline C., Hazel Gardner, and Donna T. Geddes. 2016. "Breastmilk Production in the First 4 Weeks after Birth of Term Infants" Nutrients 8, no. 12: 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8120756