Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Background- Enteral feeding is important part of the management in preterm
newborns, we aimed to study factors associated with achievement of full enteral
feeds in these infants and whether there is a difference in time to achievement of
full enteral feeds between small for gestational age and appropriate gestational
age preterm newborns.
Objectives- To assess factors affecting time to full enteral feeding achievement among
preterm infants admitted to University of Gondar pediatrics department Neonatal
intensive care unit from November 2020 to September 2021
Methods- Hospital based prospective cohort study to be conducted from November
2020 to September 2021. Spearman’s correlation, Mann Whitney u test and multiple
regression analysis were used.
Results- Out of the 125 preterms included in the study 81.6% were discharged, while
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Conclusion- As gestational age increases time to FEF decreases and earlier initiation
of MEF decreases time to FEF. Occurrence of NEC, and neonatal anemia both prolong
the time to FEF.
