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Effect of positional management and milk type on digestive health: a retrospective randomised controlled study on colic in preterm infants

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Preterm infant colic can cause significant distress to the parents. The paediatrics department of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University sees an average of approximately 300 outpatient children per day, and an average of about 180 preterm infants are hospitalised annually due to colic. PURPOSE: To assess the relevance of positional management and milk type management to colic in preterm infants. METHODS: 313 cases of preterm infants who underwent colic treatment in the paediatric department of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from February 2021 to December 2022 were taken as the study subjects. 125 cases participated in positional management, while 188 cases participated in milk type management, and the samples were not duplicated between the two groups. The positional management was divided into lateral group, kangaroo care group, supine group, flexed group and prone group, and the milk type management was divided into human milk group, formula group and mixed group. A p value of <0.05 difference was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference in the degree of colic and type of stool in position management (p<0.05), with the best performance in the kangaroo care group. There was a statistically significant difference in the degree of colic and type of stools in milk type management (p<0.05), with the human milk group performing the best. CONCLUSION: For preterm infants with colic, kangaroo care may offer potential advantages, and human milk is also recommended whenever possible.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002951
Authors: Yan Xing, Jiahai Shi
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacy
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409345045
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