Changing practice by the earlier introduction of tube feeding at home

The practice of offering long-term nasogastric home tube feeding packages of care to the parents of compromised babies has become an accepted and almost routine part of neonatal care. However the practice of short-term nasogastric feeding within neonatal community care is relatively new and untapped. By introducing these changes to feeding practice, the future of neonatal discharge pathways and duration of hospital stay may be revolutionised.

G Bissell, A Wood, Peak, D Woodward, A Towers, L Nettleton, L Miall