The effect of the odour of mother's milk on breastfeeding behaviour of premature neonates.
Acta Paediatr
; 96(3): 368-71, 2007 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-17407458
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the effects of exposure to the odour of mother's milk on breastfeeding behaviour of premature neonates.METHODS:
Thirteen preterm infants born at 30-33 weeks gestational age were tested. Seven infants were randomly assigned to the milk-odour condition, 6 to the water-control condition. During week 35 post-conceptual age, each baby was exposed to the appropriate odour stimulus for 120 sec. on 5 consecutive days immediately prior to a breastfeeding attempt. The breastfeeding bout following the final odour exposure session, and a second breastfeeding session shortly before the baby left the hospital, were analysed. Babies were weighed before and after each feeding session.RESULTS:
During each breastfeeding session, babies in the milk-odour condition displayed longer sucking bouts and more bursts composed of >7 sucking movements, and also consumed more milk than the Control infants. The time spent in the hospital was significantly less for the milk-odour condition (median = 43 days vs. 55.5 days for Controls).CONCLUSION:
Brief exposure to the odour of mother's milk prior to early breastfeeding trials had a positive effect on sucking behaviour and milk ingestion of preterm babies, which in turn resulted in a shortened stay in the hospital.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento de Sucção
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Aleitamento Materno
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Leite Humano
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Odorantes
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article