Screen LibraryPerinatal growth and nutrition /
"Preface Humans, like all mammals, have an inborn desire to nurture and suckle their young and the act of feeding is important for the bonding between mother and child. The birth of a critically ill preterm infant disrupts this, but for a mother, the use of her milk to feed her infant may be th...
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CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Preface Humans, like all mammals, have an inborn desire to nurture and suckle their young and the act of feeding is important for the bonding between mother and child. The birth of a critically ill preterm infant disrupts this, but for a mother, the use of her milk to feed her infant may be the most tangible role she has in the medical care of her critically sick child. Parents and caregivers see growth and feeding as important milestones first demonstrating increasing stability, then signaling the start of recovery, and finally showing readiness for discharge home ... |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781466558533 1466558539 |
| Index Number: | RJ216 |
| CLC: | R72 |
| Call Number: | R72/P445 |
| Contents: | Section 1. Causes and assessment of ex utero growth restriction in preterm infants -- section 2. The effects of in utero and ex utero growth in term and preterm infants -- section 3. Can we be better? Reducing ex utero growth restriction in preterm infants. |