Understanding feeding problems in premature infants
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at how premature babies handle feeding in the first days after birth. It helps understand feeding intolerance and may lead to better care for your baby.
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Who can take part
- Your baby needs to be born prematurely (before 37 weeks of pregnancy).
- Your baby must be between 0 and 28 days old.
- Your baby should not have any birth defect in the stomach or intestines.
- Your baby should not have a suspected inherited metabolic disorder (a problem with how the body processes food).
- Your baby should not currently have a serious gut infection (necrotizing enterocolitis) or a blood infection (sepsis).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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