title: Cup or bottle for preterm infants: effects on oxygen saturation, weight gain, and breastfeeding.
abstract: The impact of cup-feeding or bottle-feeding on weight gain, oxygen saturation, and breastfeeding rates of preterm infants was studied in 34 bottle-fed and 44 cup-fed preterm infants. At initiation of oral feeding, postconceptional age and weight were 37.2 +/- 2.2 weeks and 1676 +/- 83 g for the bottle-fed group (BF) and 37.0 +/- 1.6 weeks and 1637 +/- 40 g for the cup-fed (CF) group, respectively. No significant differences between groups were found with regard to time spent feeding, feeding problems, weight gain, or breastfeeding prevalence at discharge or at 3-month follow-up. Possible beneficial effects of cup-feeding were lower incidence of desaturation episodes (13.6% vs 35.3%, CF vs BF, P = .024) and a higher prevalence of breastfeeding at 3 months among those still breastfeeding at the first follow-up visit (68.4% vs 33.3%, CF vs BF, P = .04).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Materno-Infantil, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Neide M N
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Francisco E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Salim M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jorge
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000379:methods; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005248:Feeding Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen