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.
Also published in Infant:
VOLUME 14/ISSUE 5, SEPTEMBER 2018
Reducing the number of full term infants admitted into neonatal units is a priority for the NHS. Neonatal jaundice is the fourth most common reason for a term admission into a neonatal unit and the most common reason for admission from home. This article considers the findings of a three-month retrospective national survey of practice aimed at understanding variation in admission processes and management of term newborn babies admitted with jaundice from home.
