Survey of enteral feeding of preterm infants and the human milk bank in Japan.

Background: In Japan, the first human milk bank (HMB) was established in 2017, which changed the practice of enteral feeding in neonatal care. This study investigated the practice of enteral feeding of preterm infants after the establishment of the HMB in Japan and examined related future issues.

Methods: A survey on enteral feeding and the use of the HMB was conducted in 251 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) from December 2020 to February 2021.

Infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia suckle with weak pressures to maintain breathing during feeding.

Objective: Preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia often demonstrate sucking difficulties. The aim of this study was to determine whether the severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia affects not only coordination among suck-swallow-respiration but also sucking endurance and performance itself.

Patients And Methods: Twenty very low birth weight infants were studied.