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. 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 IV.

Average number of suctions and expressions per burst duration.

1–2 oral feedings/d Nipple A Nipple B Nipple C
No. of suctions/burst duration 10±5 10±7 16±11
No. of expressions/burst duration 15±8a 17±6a 17±12
6–8 oral feedings/day Nipple A Nipple B Nipple C
No. of suctions/burst duration 9±5 17±24 12±7
No. of expressions/burst duration 13±6b 21±25b 15±8
a

Paired t-test: p=0.02 versus respective no. of suctions/burst duration.

b

Paired t-test: p≤0.01 versus respective no. of suctions/burst duration.