A neonatal short-term home nasogastric tube feeding programme | Article

for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

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Keywords

nasogastric (NG); tube; home; feeding; discharge; outreach

Key points

We share our experiences of setting up a short-term home NGT feeding programme for well preterm babies establishing sucking feeds.
The programme has several benefits: reducing hospital stays, enhancing weight gain, increasing breastfeeding rates, significant financial savings, and enhancing family bonding.

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