Nutrition, weight gain and length of stay satatus of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit infants who without being placed in the arms of theirs mothers Nutrición, ganancia de peso y estado de estancia hospitalaria de los lactantes de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales que sin ser colocados en brazos de sus madres
Revista Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria, cilt.28, sa.4, 2022 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Dergi Adı: Revista Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EMBASE, DIALNET
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast milk, Formula Food, Newborn, Newborn Intensive Care, Weight Tracking
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Most neonatal deaths in the world occur in low- and middle-income countries. It is possible to prevent at least two thirds of these deaths with the right approaches and breast milk. The aim was to examine the nutrition, weight gain status and length of stay of the infants transferred to the NICU without being placed in their mothers' arms until discharge. Methods: A total of 100 infants, 59% male and 41% female, participated in the study. These babies were hospitalized in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit without being placed on their mothers' arms. Results: While 54% of the patients were fed only with breast milk, 42% were mixed fed with a combination of breast milk and formula, 4% of the patients who did not have mother's milk were fed only with formula. Mean discharge weight was found to 3201.5±406.8g and mean hospitalization period was determined as 4.07 ± 1.76 days. Conclusions: Early and advanced age pregnancies and cesarean births in all age groups unfortunately increase the risk of complications that may occur in the mother and baby after birth. The rapid weight gain of the baby with formula foods is not a health indicator. The society should be educated on the right age, the right diet and the indisputable superiority of breast milk.