Sept. 10, 2002 — Starting oral feeding within 48 hours of achieving full tube feeding allowed early preterm infants to switch completely from tube to oral feeding sooner, according to results of a ...

The progression from enteral to independent oral feeding represents a critical milestone in the care of preterm infants, involving a complex interplay between neurological maturation, oromotor skills ...

Despite hopes that early nutrition could enhance brain growth in preterm infants, a new study finds no significant impact—challenging assumptions about feeding strategies in neonatal care. Study: ...

A randomized trial will assess whether thermostatic milk feeding reduces necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and improves growth ...

The etiology of NEC remains unclear, but previous research suggests that formula feeding may play a role, the researchers ...

For infants, especially those born prematurely, nutrient absorption and proper development go hand in hand. However, no precise measures or clinical tools exist to measure nutrient absorption or to ...

Ariel Salas, M.D. A new multicenter clinical trial, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is set to explore ...

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) launched its next-generation NTrainer System 2.0 to help premature and newborn infants in independent feeding. The system focuses on non-nutritive suck, or NNS, a ...

The Infant Feeding Practices Study (IFPS) II of more than 3,600 nursing mothers with infants aged 1.5 to 9.5 months found that the prevalence of expressing breast milk on a regular schedule was ...