A descriptive study of bottle-feeding opportunities in preterm infants

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June 2003 • Volume 3 • Number 3

Original research
A descriptive study of bottle-feeding opportunities in preterm infants ¹

Rita H. Pickler, RN, PhD, PNP^a ^* [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Barbara A. Reyna, RN, MS, NNP^b [MEDLINE LOOKUP]

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Purpose: The purposes of this study were to describe patterns of bottle feeding opportunities in preterm infants and to analyze the relationships between feeding opportunities and outcomes.

Subjects: The sample was composed of 25 preterm infants who were bottle fed.

Design: Retrospective, correlational.

Methods: Data were collected from medical records and analyzed descriptively. Correlation coefficients among variables were computed.

Main Outcome Measures: Postconceptional age (PCA) at the time of full bottle feedings and transition time from the first to full bottle feedings.

Principal Results: The number of bottle feedings received per day during the transition from first to full bottle feedings was inversely related to length of transition to full bottle feedings. There was no relationship between the number of bottle-feeding opportunities and PCA at full bottle feedings.

Conclusions: The achievement of full bottle feedings may be facilitated by increased bottle-feeding opportunities. More research about the relationships among feeding readiness, outcomes, and opportunities is needed.

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^aDepartment of Maternal Child Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA USA

^bNeonatology, Virginia Commonwealth University; and the Department of Pediatric Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA

¹Janet M. Pinelli, RNC, MScN, DNS, Section Editor Rosalie O. Mainous, RNC, NNP, PhD, Research Tutorial Editor

^*Address reprint requests to Rita H. Pickler, RN, PhD, PNP, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298-0567, USA; Email: rpickler@vcu.edu

doi:10.1016/S1536-0903(03)00074-2

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