Effect of early suckling on term neonates' core body temperature

Bosch, Ch.; Bullough, Colin H W

doi:10.1080/02724936.1990.11747456

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“…184 papers were selected for full text screening (Fig 1). A total of 22 papers were eligible for inclusion in the analysis [7–11, 15, 20–35] (S1 Table). Three papers referred to the same study and study population [25–27], and they were subsequently considered as one study, “Edmond 2006”.…”

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Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis

et al. 2017

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ObjectiveTo assess the existing evidence regarding breastfeeding initiation time and infant morbidity and mortality.Study designWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Popline, LILACS, AIM, and Index Medicus to identify existing evidence. We included observational studies and randomized control trials that examined the association between breastfeeding initiation time and mortality, morbidity, or nutrition outcomes from birth through 12 months of age in a population of infants who all initiated breastfeeding. Two reviewers independently extracted data from eligible studies using a standardized form. We pooled effect estimates using fixed-effects meta-analysis.ResultsWe pooled five studies, including 136,047 infants, which examined the association between very early breastfeeding initiation and neonatal mortality. Compared to infants who initiated breastfeeding ≤1 hour after birth, infants who initiated breastfeeding 2–23 hours after birth had a 33% greater risk of neonatal mortality (95% CI: 13–56%, I2 = 0%), and infants who initiated breastfeeding ≥24 hours after birth had a 2.19-fold greater risk of neonatal mortality (95% CI: 1.73–2.77, I2 = 33%). Among the subgroup of infants exclusively breastfed in the neonatal period, those who initiated breastfeeding ≥24 hours after birth had an 85% greater risk of neonatal mortality compared to infants who initiated <24 hours after birth (95% CI: 29–167%, I2 = 33%).ConclusionsPolicy frameworks and models to estimate newborn and infant survival, as well as health facility policies, should consider the potential independent effect of early breastfeeding initiation.

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Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…In addition to the heat exchange between newborn and mother, and provision of calories from fat, 98 the process of suckling, which occurs with greater frequency in breastfed as compared with bottle-fed newborns, increases energy expenditure, stimulating basal metabolic activity and thus aiding thermoregulation. 98,99 Breastfeeding also prevents bacterial infection, 98 thereby preventing a common cause of secondary hypothermia.…”

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“…7 Prevention and Management: Behaviors and appropriate technology that maintain the appropriate thermal environment and prevent heat loss, including STSC and breastfeeding, 60,90,99 radiant warmers and incubators (in areas of consistent electricity), 20 heated water-filled mattresses, 20 plastic wraps and bags, 79,100 and topical agents (including oil massage). 39,69,79,80,101 morbidity; the contribution of hypothermia to neonatal mortality is poorly understood.…”

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Neonatal hypothermia in low resource settings: a review

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Background: Hypothermia is increasingly recognized as a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in resource poor settings. High prevalence of hypothermia has been reported widely from warmer high mortality regions of Africa and South Asia. The World Health Organization recognizes newborn thermal care as a critical and essential component of essential newborn care; however, hypothermia continues to remain under-documented, under-recognized and under-managed.Objective: This review aims to provide a thorough patho-physioepidemiological discussion of neonatal hypothermia applied to local risk factors within the developing country context with particular emphasis on prevention, recognition and management.Method: All available published literature on neonatal hypothermia relevant to resource poor settings were reviewed. Studies from the developing country settings were primarily reviewed for epidemiology, domiciliary risk factors as well as potential interventions for thermal care.Result and Discussion: Functional integrity and efficiency of biological systems is critically dependent on an optimal and very narrow range of core body temperature. Risk factors for neonatal hypothermia differ markedly within low resource settings. A combination of physiological, behavioral and environmental factors universally put all newborns, irrespective of birth weight, at risk of hypothermia. The knowledge deficit along the continuum from health providers to primary care givers has sustained the silent epidemic of hypothermia. The challenges of recognition, understanding of local risk factors and communication have meant a lack of informed thermal care for newborns. Simple, feasible interventions exist, but need to be applied, based on local risk factors that disrupt the warm chain. Further research is needed to document local risk factors, develop better techniques for recognition, evaluation of thermal care within essential newborn care and communication strategies for program effectiveness. Keywords: hypothermia; skin-to-skin care; warm chain; community; newborn; neonatal health Introduction 'If a definition of life were required, it must be most clearly on that capacity, by which the animal preserves its proper heat under the various degrees of temperature of the medium in which it livesy a few degrees of increase or diminution of the heat of the system, produces disease and death' said James Currie some two centuries ago, recognizing the central importance of temperature regulation in health. 1 Although folklore associated with increased temperature or fever has been recorded throughout history across virtually every culture and civilization, a recognition of hypothermia and its clinical significance, particularly for newborn health is a relatively recent advance. 1,2 Moreover, progress toward thermal care of newborns in developed countries has far outstripped knowledge and practice in developing country settings, where 99% of global neonatal deaths occur. 3,4 Hypothermia during the newborn period is widely regarded as a...

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“…The mother is an optimal heat source for the infant. 159,160 Delay weighing, measuring, bathing, needle-sticks, and eye prophylaxis until after the first feeding is completed. Infants affected by maternal medications may require assistance for effective latch-on.…”

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Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

2005

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ABSTRACT. Considerable advances have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding, the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the clinical management of breastfeeding. This policy statement on breastfeeding replaces the 1997 policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and reflects this newer knowledge and the supporting publications. The benefits of breastfeeding for the infant, the mother, and the community are summarized, and recommendations to guide the pediatrician and other health care professionals in assisting mothers in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding for healthy term infants and high-risk infants are presented. The policy statement delineates various ways in which pediatricians can promote, protect, and support breastfeeding not only in their individual practices but also in the hospital, medical school, community, and nation. Pediatrics 2005;115:496-506; breast, breastfeeding, breast milk, human milk, lactation.ABBREVIATIONS. AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; CMV, cytomegalovirus; G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. INTRODUCTIONE xtensive research using improved epidemiologic methods and modern laboratory techniques documents diverse and compelling advantages for infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and use of human milk for infant feeding. 1 These advantages include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychologic, social, economic, and environmental benefits. In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. 2 Since then, significant advances in science and clinical medicine have occurred. This revision cites substantial new research on the importance of breastfeeding and sets forth principles to guide pediatricians and other health care professionals in assisting women and children in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. The ways pediatricians can protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in their individual practices, hospitals, medical schools, and communities are delineated, and the central role of the pediatrician in coordinating breastfeeding management and providing a medical home for the child is emphasized. 3 THE NEED Child Health BenefitsHuman milk is species-specific, and all substitute feeding preparations differ markedly from it, making human milk uniquely superior for infant feeding. 12 Exclusive breastfeeding is the reference or normative model against which all alternative feeding methods must be measured with regard to growth, health, development, and all other short-and long-term outcomes. In addition, human milk-fed premature infants receive significant benefits with respect to host protection and improved developmental outcomes compared with formula-fed premature infants. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] From studies in preterm and term infants, the following outcomes have been documented. Infectious Dise...

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Effect of early suckling on term neonates' core body temperature

Cited by 27 publications

References 8 publications

Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Neonatal hypothermia in low resource settings: a review

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

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