Comparison of Two Pumping Strategies to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding at Discharge in Mothers of VLBW Infants with Low Milk Output - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To compare the effect of two strategies of breast pumping -power pumping (PP) vs. routine pumping (RP) over one week in mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with low milk output to improve breastfeeding rates at discharge.

Methods: Mothers with low milk output, defined as inability to express sufficient breastmilk to meet the feeding requirements of their infant on or after post-natal day 14, were randomized to receive power pumping vs.

Comparison of Beractant Administration by Thin Catheter vs Intubation-Surfactant-Extubation (INSURE) in Preterm Infants Less than 34 Weeks Gestational Age with Respiratory Distress Syndrome - A Single Centre Experience.

Background: Poractant administration with thin catheter is gradually gaining popularity compared to the INSURE technique. However, there is little evidence to use thin catheters for administration of beractant. With this background, we compared the effect of beractant administration with INSURE vs thin catheter in preterm infants less than 34 weeks with RDS on death/chronic lung disease (CLD).