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Advantages of side-lying position. A comparative study of positioning during bottle-feeding in preterm infants (≤34 weeks GA) Cover

Advantages of side-lying position. A comparative study of positioning during bottle-feeding in preterm infants (≤34 weeks GA)

Open Access
|Jun 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Infant fed in side-lying position.

Figure 2

Infant fed in semielevated position.

Figure 3

Measurements of the proportion of eaten food.

Figure 4

Average heart rate.

Figure 5

Average activity level of infants.

Figure 6

Mean levels of blood saturation.

Cross table for infant position during feeding and choking episodes

Choking episodesPosition
SemielevatedSide-lying
0n1229
%29,3%70,7%
(-3,7)(3,7)
1n1813
%58,1%41,9%
(1,1)(-1,1)
2n120
%100,0%0,0%
(3,7)(-3,7)

Comparison of the periods of saturation declines to ≤85% level between the semielevated and side-lying positions

tdfp
Saturation declines to ≤85% level1,97820,052

Comparative table of feeding times and feeding sessions between the semielevated and side-lying positions

tdfp
Duration of feeding0,58820,562
Duration of feeding session0,90820,372
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212504.d-22-00008 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 269 - 276
Submitted on: Jan 28, 2022
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Accepted on: Mar 12, 2022
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Published on: Jun 9, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Anna Raczyńska, Ewa Gulczyńska, Tomasz Talar, published by Institute of Mother and Child
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.