… skin-to-skin (STS) contact, also referred to as kangaroo care, improves milk production in low birth weight preterm infants (birth weight <2500 g), similar to data reported in term and late preterm infants . STS contact …
… alkaline phosphatase activity, suggesting less osteopenia of prematurity ; Of note, most of these studies focused on a selected population of premature neonates with particularly high risk of feeding intolerance …
…organ perfusion. Although there are data that suggest EPT infants with low BP are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes, low BP in EPT infants with adequate perfusion may not be an independent risk …
…Black and Hispanic preterm infants appear to have a greater risk of complications than white preterm infants. This was illustrated in a population-based cohort study of very preterm infants (GA <32 weeks) …
…breastfeeding issues in late premature infants include the following: Unlike mothers of smaller preterm infants who have established milk volumes, mothers of late preterm infants must build their milk production …