THE IMPACT OF BREAST AND FORMULA MILK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GASTRIC EMPTYING IN PRETERM NEONATES

Wang L, Xia CX, Xu CM, Huang SM, Liu YL

The Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

 

Objective: To investigate the influence of breast and formula milk on the development of gastrointestine in preterm neonates.

Methods: 33 cases of preterm neonates were randomly divided into breast feeding and formula milk feeding group. Gastric emptying was measured at postnatal 5,7 and 10 days by means of type-B ultrasonography and the levels of blood motilin and nitric oxide before feeding and at postnatal 5 day were assayed.

Results: 50% gastric emptying time of breast feeding neonates at postnatal 5,7 days was shorter than that of formula milk feeding neonates. The levels of motilin were lower and the levels of nitric oxide were significantly higher at postnatal 5 day in formula milk feeding group than that in breast feeding group.

Conclusion: The maturation of gastric emptying function of breast feeding group is faster.

 

 
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