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. 2020 Aug 15;15:71. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00318-4

Table 1.

Feeding characteristics in a breastfeeding infant with Down syndrome at 4, 10 and 24 weeks

4 weeks 10 weeks 24 weeks Reference range [17, 23]
24 h milk production (mL) 546 819 1150 788 ± 169
24 h breastfeed frequency 12 12 14 11 ± 1.6
Breastfeed duration (min) 11 16 14 16 (13, 23.6)
Breastfeed intake/feed (mL)
 Left breast 25 (14, 54) 40 (9, 92) 72 (2, 118) 84 ± 28a
 Right breast 19 (12, 28) 32 (10, 56) 60 (16, 114) 67 ± 26b
24 h expression frequency 6 7 0
24 h expression volume (mL) 278 392 226
24 h infant milk intake (mL)
 Breastfeeding 268 427 924
 Expressed milk 219 270 0
Total milk intake 487 697 924

Infant weight (g)

(Birthweight = 2700 g)

3478 5006 6425

Feeding characteristics reported as mean ± standard deviation or median (min, max) for 24 h reference range, breastfeed duration and milk intake for left and right breasts. Measured values reported for the 24 h milk production, 24 h breastfeed frequency, 24 h expression frequency, 24 h expression volume and infant weight at monitored breastfeeds

aValues for more productive breast, bValues for less productive breast