. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 19.

Published in final edited form as: Acta Paediatr. 2005 Sep;94(9):1266–1272. doi: 10.1080/08035250510027255

Table III.

Outcome measures^a

	Nipple A	Nipple B	Nipple C	p^b
1–2 oral feedings/d
Rate of milk transfer (ml/min)	1.5±0.8	1.7±1.2^c	1.6±0.9	0.639
Overall transfer (%)	78±27	79±25	75±31	0.944
Burst duration (s)	15±7	15±6	21±13	0.123
Total “out” time (s)	112±87	122±45	67±37	0.114
6–8 oral feedings/day
Rate of milk transfer (ml/min)	1.4±0.9	2.2±1.5^c	1.5±1.3	0.061
Overall transfer (%)	65±33	77±27	67±36	0.600
Burst duration (s)	11±4	15±10	12±4	0.311
Total “out” time (s)	85±34	77±54	151±129	0.137

Mean±SD.

One-way repeated measures ANOVA.

Paired t-test 1–2 vs 6–8 oral feedings/d, p=0.089.