Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

BENEFITS OF EARLY FEEDING IN EXTREMELY PRE TERM BABIES

A. S Dhillon, H. Bhattal, R. Madaan

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INTRODUCTION Extremely low beginning weight (ELBW) babies (i.E. Preterm toddlers weighing < 1,000 g) regularly present with morphofunctional multiple organ immaturity. This study aimed to determine whether or not early enteral feeding improves digestive tolerance, and whether there may be a distinction in boom between ELBW babies who have been fed with formulation and folks who have been fed with east milk. METHODS This study turned into conducted from june 2018–june 2019 and worried 35 ELBW toddlers from the Preterm Neonatology intensive care unit of Adesh institute of medical sciences & research , Punjab ,India. Early enteral nutrition was delivered for all of the toddlers – Group I became fed with components, while Group II became fed with east milk. Infants in each institution have been given their distinctive sort of milk (components/east milk), using the equal feeding method and the same quantity charge advancement. They were monitored for any evidence of digestive intolerance (i.E. Scientific signs and symptoms of infection and necrotising enterocolitis [NEC]). Their boom curves and signs and symptoms of infection were additionally monitored. RESULTS The common weight gained in step with week become extra many of the toddlers in Group II than in Group I (one hundred twenty.Eighty three g vs 97.27 g). The prevalence of infection turned into 100% in Group I and sixty six.6% in Group II. Two of the infants in Group I developed NEC. CONCLUSION Early enteral feeding helped to improve the load of ELBW toddlers. Breast milk become greater effective than formula at enhancing the load of those toddlers. Feeding with method extended the incidence of NEC, invasive contamination and morbidity among ELBW toddlers.

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BENEFITS OF EARLY FEEDING IN EXTREMELY PRE TERM BABIES, A.S Dhillon, H. Bhattal, R.Madaan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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