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Risk factors for excess weight loss and hypernatremia in exclusively breast-fed infants       
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Musa Kazım Çağlar
Prof. Dr. Işıl ÖZER Prof. Dr. Işıl ÖZER
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatma Şemsa Çaycı
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
Data were prospectively obtained from exclusively breast-fed healthy term neonates at birth and from healthy mothers with no obstetric complication to determine risk factors for excess weight loss and hypernatremia in exclusively breast-fed infants. Thirty-four neonates with a weight loss ≥10% were diagnosed between April 2001 and January 2005. Six of 18 infants who were eligible for the study had hypernatremia. Breast conditions associated with breast-feeding difficulties (P < 0.05), primiparity (P < 0.005), less than four stools (P < 0.001), pink diaper (P < 0.001), delay at initiation of first breast giving (P < 0.01), birth by cesarean section (P < 0.05), extra heater usage (P < 0.005), extra heater usage among mothers who had appropriate conditions associated with breast-feeding (P < 0.001), mean weight loss in neonates with pink diaper (P < 0.05), mean uric acid concentration in neonates with pink diaper (P < 0.0001), fever in hypernatrernic neonates (P < 0.02), and the correlation of weight loss with both serum sodium and uric acid concentrations (P < 0.02) were determined. Excessive weight loss occurs in exclusively breast-fed infants and can be complicated by hypernatremia and other morbidities. Prompt initiation of breast-feeding after delivery and prompt intervention if problems occur with breast-feeding, in particular poor breast attachment, breast engorgement, delayed breast milk "coming in", and nipple problems will help promote successful breast-feeding. Careful follow-up of breast-feeding dyads after discharge from hospital, especially regarding infant weight, is important to help detect inadequate breast-feeding. Environmental factors such as heaters may exacerbate infant dehydration. © 2006 Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Breast-feeding | Dehydration | Hypernatremia | Neonate | Weight loss
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 0100-879X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2006
Cilt No 39
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 539 / 544
Doi Numarası 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000400015