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Advantages of breast milk feeding for cleft lip and palate infants: comparative study | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-119 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ihsan S. Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: This study is conducted to record the advantages of breast milk feeding for infants with cleft lip and/orpalate and to assess whether education of parents has any role to play in diminishing the expected difficultiesassociated with feeding techniques.Materials and methods: The sample of this study consisted of 76 Iraqi infant (45 male, 31 female) with different typesof congenital cleft lip and/or palate. They were seen in the college of Dentistry, university of Baghdad .Every infantwas provided with feeding baby plate, and breast pump sucker and instruction through video films demonstratebreast feeding to demonstrate breast feeding. Follow up was arranged regarding any possible change in feedingand the health of infants .A detailed questionnaire forms were completed together with their families (the father orthe mother or both of them) Observational statistic were then performed.Results: Using feeding baby plate and providing the proper information regarding different feeding interventions andusing expressed milk results in significant improvement when compared with artificial feeding for infants with cleft lipand/or palate.Conclusion: Cleft lip and /or palate infants suffer from difficulties during breast feeding. However appropriate andproper education and counseling by health care provider to the parents of the infant with cleft lip and /or palateanomalies can reduce problems for the infant with the added advantage of continuing breast feeding.Key words: Cleft lip and palate, Breast feeding, artificial feeding, Lactation education. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry2011;23(1):116-119). | ||
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