Is it necessary to warm infants' feeds?
The effect of temperature on gastric emptying after milk feeds was studied in 31 newborn infants. Test meals were a commercially prepared modified cows' milk (a) at body temperature and (b) at room temperature. Our results suggest that temperature has no effect on gastric emptying.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008892:Milk; D013696:Temperature