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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-12-31
2004-08-31
Brief Summary
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1. Infants Fed by cup during NICU stay will have higher breastfeeding proportions than infants fed by bottle
2. Infants fed by cup during NICU stay will have higher breastfeeding behaviour score on the Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behavior Scale than infants fed by bottle
Detailed Description
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However, exposure of newborn infants to artificial nipples has been strongly associated with breastfeeding problems \[5-9\]. Frequently these problems have been explained by phenomena called nipple confusion. Nipple confusion occurs when infants are exposed to two different feeding methods, bottle and breast, resulting in the infant refusing to breastfeed. Consequently, it has been recommended that bottle feeding be avoided and that cup feeding be used for the supplementation of term as well as preterm infants.
Cup feeding is known as an alternative method of feeding breast milk to an infant using a small cup without a lip. Cup feeding is also recommended by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.The use of cup was originally based on the goal of avoiding propping of bottles and also to increase bodily contact with the mother during feeding. Although cup feeding receives little mention in medical literature, and may seem to be a new technique for some, it has been used in several developing as well as developed countries. Lang, who observed cup feeding in South Nepal, implemented cup feeding in England and the practice expanded to other developed countries. Consequently cup feeding was established as a method for feeding infants who could not be breastfed from birth.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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I
Group one received feeding by bottle as the standard method of feeding in the NICU
Bottle Feeding
receiving all feeding by bottle
II
Group 2 received all feeding by cup
Cup Feeding
using a cup feeding technique for feeding the preterm infants during NICU stay
Interventions
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Cup Feeding
using a cup feeding technique for feeding the preterm infants during NICU stay
Bottle Feeding
receiving all feeding by bottle
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 34 to 37 weeks of gestation at birth
* Maternal intention to breastfeed
* Fed only by tube feeding
Exclusion Criteria
* Infants with craniofacial anomalies
* Infants with intracranial hemorrhage
34 Weeks
37 Weeks
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Cairo University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Cairo University
Principal Investigators
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Amel M Abouelfettoh, PhD, RN
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cairo University
Locations
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Peiatric University NICU
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Countries
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References
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Abouelfettoh AM, Dowling DA, Dabash SA, Elguindy SR, Seoud IA. Cup versus bottle feeding for hospitalized late preterm infants in Egypt: a quasi-experimental study. Int Breastfeed J. 2008 Nov 21;3:27. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-3-27.
Other Identifiers
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2004
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id