Cup feeding the newborn: what you should know

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Cup feeding may be a possible alternative to bottle-feeding for some carefully selected term or pre-term infants. It may be appropriate to try cup feeding in hospitalized infants with an unavailable or sick mother, infants born at more than 32 weeks, and those with a developed feeding response. Feedings should consist of warm breast milk given in a small medicine cup tilted to the infant's lips. Infants should be held upright, cuddled, and monitored for any complications.

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Meeting the special nutritional needs of sick infants with a percutaneous central venous catheter quality assurance program

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Percutaneous central venous catheter (PCVC) placement can be used to provide the nutritional needs for premature infants while eliminating access difficulties. However, safely delivering nutrition through a PCVC requires preventing infection and mechanical complications. Establishing a program to ensure PCVC quality will produce long-term benefits for patients and staff.

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Meta analysis: effects of interventions on premature infants feeding

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This article examines the effectiveness of several common nursing interventions used to improve feeding performance and efficiency in premature infants. Results indicate that neonatal nurses must consider the age and maturity of an infant before selecting an intervention and should provide physical support and oral stimulation before feeding to improve performance.

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