BREAST-FEEDING OR SPOON FEEDING AFTER CLEFT-LIP REPAIR - A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED STUDY

Authors
DARZI MA CHOWDRI NA BHAT AN
Citation
Ma. Darzi et al., BREAST-FEEDING OR SPOON FEEDING AFTER CLEFT-LIP REPAIR - A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED STUDY, British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 49(1), 1996, pp. 24-26
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
British Journal of Plastic Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071226
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
24 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1226(1996)49:1<24:BOSFAC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
It has been a tradition for plastic surgeons to withhold breast feedin g from babies after cleft lip repair to prevent wound disruption. A pr ospective, randomised trial of 40 infants showed that early postoperat ive breast feeding after cleft lip repair is safe, results in more wei ght gain at 6 weeks after surgery (P<0.01) and is more economical than spoon feeding.