Table 3.
Outcomes of the first infants to receive BC as supplement to maternal milk in the first days of life.a
| RH | FWCH | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 4–7 | 4–5 |
| Days on PN (days) | 3 ± 6 | 22 ± 9 |
| BC feeding (days) | 7 ± 3 | 7 ± 1 |
| Total BC intake (ml) | 273 ± 199 | 234 ± 92 |
| TTF160 (days) | 22 ± 11 | ND |
| TTF120 (days) | 8 ± 3 | 21 ± 8 |
| FI in week 1, n | 6 | 1 |
| FI in week 2, n | 1 | 0 |
| GR in week 1 (ml) | 80 ± 41 | 5 ± 5 |
| Body weight at 37 weeks/discharge (g) | 2,492 ± 326 | 2,138 ± 176 |
| GA at 37 weeks/discharge (weeks) | 37.3 ± 0.5 | 35.9 ± 0.8 |
| Z-score at 37 weeks/discharge | −1.3 ± 0.7 | −1.3 ± 0.6 |
| Z-score change | −1.2 ± 0.6 | −0.5 ± 0.5 |
| GV (g·day−1) | 22.0 ± 4.6 | 23.1 ± 5.0 |
| GV (g·kg−1·day−1) | 11.8 ± 0.9 | 12.9 ± 2.7 |
| Regain birth weight (days) | 12 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 |
| Hypertyrosinemia on day 7, n | 3 | 2 |
| Tyrosine on day 7 (μmol·l−1) | 171 ± 200 | 197 ± 163 |
| BUN on day 7 (mmol·l−1) | 5.8 ± 3.3 | 3.3 ± 1.1 |
| BUN on day 14 (mmol·l−1) | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.6 |
BC, bovine colostrum; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; FI, feeding intolerance; FWCH, Foshan Women’s and Children’s Hospital; GA, gestational age; GR, gastric residual; GV, growth velocity; HC, head circumference; PN, parenteral nutrition; RH, Rigshospitalet; TTF160, time to reach enteral feeding at 160 ml·kg−1·day−1; TTF120, time to reach enteral feeding at 120 ml·kg−1·day−1.
aUnless otherwise indicated, values are given as means ± SD.