Publications by authors named "Laura Serke"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess the impact of different feeding practices on infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in a neonatal intensive care unit over three years.
  • Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 70 NAS infants, categorizing them based on feeding types: maternal breast milk, standard term formula, low lactose formula, and extensively hydrolyzed formula.
  • Results showed that feeding choices were influenced by providers and that standard term formula-fed infants had shorter hospital stays and no need for medication, while those on extensively hydrolyzed formula had longer treatments despite all groups showing healthy growth.
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Mother's milk is the recommended food for premature infants cared for in the NICU. In the cases presented in this article, mothers pumped their milk into food-grade aseptic plastic containers. Milk was refrigerated before use.

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