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BREAST FEEDING AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Breast-feeding is the ideal method for infant’s nutrition, the period, which follow delivery directly, is considered the most important period for the commencement of breast-feeding. During this period the infant will get the colostrum, which is considered as the first immunization dose, and which can protect the infant from several diseases. This study is designed to find out the relationship between infant feeding and neonatal jaundice, and to compare between incidence in males and females. A prospective study was done for jaundiced infants who were admitted to Saddam Hospital for Pediatrics in Baghdad during (Dec. 2000 - Feb. 2001). The average of total serum Bilirubin was 17.5 mg/dL and the average of packed cell volume was 56%. One hundred babies were analyzed for their age, sex, type of feeding, onset of breast-feeding, and addition of water, mixed feeding. The results have shown the predominant risk factors for jaundice are male, addition of water or glucose water to the feeding, delayed breast feeding, and these factors constitute the major risk factors for hyperbilirubinemia. | ||
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