Exploratory study on the use of Colostrum therapy in a Brazilian Maternity hospital’s Neonatal Unit

• Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Maria Beatriz Reinert do
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Floriano, Maria Luíza, Giacomet, Marina Dal Molin, Duarte, Marina Mendes, Reis, Marco Antonio Moura
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/8031
• topic: Colostrum; Preterm newborn; Low birth weight newborn; Colostro; Recém-nascido prematuro; Recém-nascido de baixo peso; Saúde Materno-Infantil

Exploratory study of colostrum therapy use in very low birth weight newborns in a neonatal unit by the analysis of medical records. The 108 patients under study were predominantly female (56,5%), had a mean weight and gestational age at birth of 1091.9 g (SD=263.7g) and 29 weeks/2 days (SD=2 weeks/6 days), respectively. Colostrum therapy was used for 29.5% of the patients mostly by oral administration (96.4%). The use of colostrum therapy was significantly associated with low gestational age and weight at birth and with neonatal death (p = 0.001, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001). As there was no established protocol to guide colostrum therapy prescription in the neonatal unit, the therapy was apparently chosen to be used for more immature or sicker babies, with a greater morbidity or mortality risk.