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Cup feeding versus other forms of supplemental enteral feeding for newborn infants unable to fully breastfeed

  1. Anndrea Flint1,*,
  2. Karen New2,
  3. Mark W Davies3

Editorial Group: Cochrane Neonatal Group

Published Online: 23 APR 2008

Assessed as up-to-date: 10 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005092.pub2

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Flint A, New K, Davies MW. Cup feeding versus other forms of supplemental enteral feeding for newborn infants unable to fully breastfeed. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD005092. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005092.pub2.

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  1. 1

    Royal Women's Hospital, Centre for Clinical Nursing, Level 2, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  2. 2

    Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Grantley Stable Neonatal Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  3. 3

    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Dept of Neonatology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

*Anndrea Flint, Centre for Clinical Nursing, Level 2, Royal Women's Hospital, Butterfield St, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia. Anndrea.Flint@health.qld.gov.au.

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  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 23 APR 2008

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References

References to studies included in this review

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  2. References to studies excluded from this review
  3. Additional references
Collins 2004 {published data only}
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Gilks 2004 {published data only}
  • Gilks J, Watkinson M. Improving breast feeding in preterm babies: Cup feeding versus bottle feeding. Journal of Neonatal Nursing 2004;10:118-20.
Mosley 2001 {published data only}
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Rocha 2002 {published data only}
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References to studies excluded from this review

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  3. Additional references
Brown 1999 {published data only}
Davis 1948 {published data only}
Dowling 2001 {published data only}
  • Dowling DA, Thanattherakul W. Nipple confusion, alternative methods, and breast-feeding supplementation: State of the science. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews 2001;1:217-23.
Dowling 2002 {published data only}
  • Dowling DA, Meier PP, DiFiore JM, Blatz M, Martin RJ. Cup-feeding for preterm infants: Mechanics and safety. Journal of Human Lactation 2002;18:13-20.
Fredeen 1948 {published data only}
Freer 1999 {published data only}
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Gupta 1999 {published data only}
Howard 1999 {published data only}
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Malhotra 1999 {published data only}
Marinelli 2001 {published data only}
  • Marinelli KA, Burke GS, Dodd VL. A comparison of the safety of cupfeedings and bottlefeedings in premature infants whose mothers intend to breastfeed. Journal of Perinatology 2001;21:350-5.

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