Ogunfowora OB

Department of Paediatrics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  The Influence of Method, Timing of Onset and Duration of Enteral Feeding on the Duration of Hospitalization of Newborn Infants in a Nigerian Special Care Baby Unit
  Author(s): Ogunlesi TA* and Ogunfowora OB
  
  Background: Feeding practices among highâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?risk newborn babies have not been extensively studied in the resourceâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?constrained parts of the world. Aim: To describe the pattern of milk use among infants in a resourceâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?poor special care baby unit (SCBU) and relate these to the outcome of hospitalization. Subjects and Methods: Setting – SCBU of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. Design – Prospective study of consecutively admitted inborn babies within the first 24 h of life. The data analyzed included the weight and estimated gestational age (EGA) of the babies, the age at the onset of and duration of feeds (breast milk and artificial milk [AM]). Results: Out of the 118 infants studied, (78.8%) 93/118 received breast milk and 16.1% (19/118) received AM. The mean age at the commencement of enteral feeding was 3.9 days. T.. Read More»