Effect of Four Approaches to Oral Feeding Progression on Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants
Table 3
PMA and time in days to full oral feeding and discharge from first oral feeding.
Intervention groups
Group 1: 32 slow ()
Group 2: 32 max ()
Group 3: 34 slow ()
Group 4: 34 max ()
Mean time in days from 1st oral feeding to full oral feedings (SD; min–max)
17.8 (1.9; 14.0–21.6)
17.8 (1.6; 14.6–21.0)
14.1 (1.9; 10.8–17.4)
8.82 (1.9; 5.1–12.4)
Mean PMA in weeks at full oral feeding (SD; min–max)
34.8 (0.286; 34.2–35.4)
34.8 (0.243; 34.3–35.3)
36.01 (0.253; 35.4–36.4)
35.1 (0.284; 34.6–35.7)
Mean time in days from 1st oral feeding to discharge (SD; min–max)
25.7 (2.2; 21.2–30.1)
24.8 (1.9; 21.1–28.6)
19.33 (1.9; 15.4–23.1)
15.12 (2.2; 10.8–19.4)
PMA in weeks at discharge (SD; min–max)
35.9 (0.337; 35.3–36.6)
35.8 (0.286; 35.3–36.4)
36.7 (0.286; 36.1–37.2)
36.0 (0.329; 35.4–36.7)
1Significantly different from Groups 1 and 2 at p < 0.05. 2Significantly different from Groups 1 and 2 at p < 0.01. 3Significantly different from Group 1 at p = 0.03.