Supplementary suckling technique for relactation in infants with severe acute malnutrition

D K Singh; Ruchi Rai; Shashi Dubey

doi:10.1007/s13312-014-0476-y

Supplementary suckling technique for relactation in infants with severe acute malnutrition

Indian Pediatr. 2014 Aug;51(8):671. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0476-y.

Authors

D K Singh¹, Ruchi Rai, Shashi Dubey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, UP, India. ruchiraialld@gmail.com.

PMID: 25129009
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-014-0476-y

Abstract

We report on use of supplementary suckling technique in 62 infants [mean (SD) age 2.5 (1.3) mo] with severe acute malnutrition admitted at our Nutritional rehabilitation Center. It was successful in 34 (55.7%) infants.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding / methods*
Breast Milk Expression / methods*
Female
Humans
Infant
Lactation*
Protein-Energy Malnutrition / therapy*