TY - JOUR AU - Aatif, Dr Muhammad AU - Jalil, Jawad AU - Basheer, Faisal PY - 2018/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - SYRINGE FEEDING VERSUS BOTTLE FEEDING; IMPACT ON BREAST FEEDING: Feeding Methods For Neonates JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 68 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1583 SP - 154-58 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To compare the effects of syringe feeding versus bottle feeding on subsequent breast feeding in term<br>infants admitted to the nursery for routine care for the first 12–24 hours of life.<br><strong>Study Design:</strong> Prospective cohort study.<br><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Nurseries of Combined Military Hospital Gujranwala and Mangla, from Feb 2016 to<br>Jul 2016.<br><strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> All term neonates fulfilling inclusion criteria were included in the study. All neonates<br>admitted for observation delivered by lower segment caesarean section to the nursery at CMH Gujranwala<br>were placed in group 1. They were initially syringe fed while being observed in nursery (12-24 hours) and<br>subsequently advised to start breast feeding. Whereas all neonates admitted for observation to the nursery at<br>CMH Mangla were placed in group 2. They were initially bottle fed and subsequently advised to breast feed. All<br>infants were followed up at 1.5 months to determine feeding practices. At follow-up, infants were categorised as<br>either exclusively breast fed or not exclusively breast fed.<br><strong>Results:</strong> In group 1, 62.2% of infants were exclusively breast feeding at 1.5 months. In group 2, 59% of infants<br>were exclusively breast feeding at 1.5 months. Group 1 did not have a significantly higher number of infants who<br>were exclusively breastfed as compared to group 2 (p-value 0.64).<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Supplementary feeding with syringe feeding as compared to bottle feeding does not confer any<br>benefit in establishing exclusive breastfeeding in healthy term infants who are unable to breast feed for initial 12-<br>24 hours and hence cannot be recommendedas the preferred method of supplementary feeding in this group of<br>neonates.</p> ER -