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Preterm Infants-- Breastfeeding Versus Bottle-Feeding


A few references that talk about the differences between breastfeeding & bottle-feeding preterm babies...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20305265
Chapman DJ. Building the Evidence Base: Preterm Infants' Energy Expenditure After Breastfeeding Versus Bottle-Feeding. J Hum Lact. 2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/124/6/e1149?etoc
Berger I, Weintraub V, Dollberg S, Kopolovitz R, Mandel D. Energy expenditure for breastfeeding and bottle-feeding preterm infants. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):e1149-52. Epub 2009 Nov 23.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14657822
Lubetzky R, Vaisman N, Mimouni FB, Dollberg S. Energy expenditure in human milk- versus formula-fed preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2003 Dec;143(6):750-3.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11138220
Chen CH, Wang TM, Chang HM, Chi CS. The effect of breast- and bottle-feeding on oxygen saturation and body temperature in preterm infants. J Hum Lact. 2000 Feb;16(1):21-7.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9382904
Blaymore Bier JA, Ferguson AE, Morales Y, Liebling JA, Oh W, Vohr BR. Breastfeeding infants who were extremely low birth weight. Pediatrics. 1997 Dec;100(6):E3.

If you have favorite references on this subject that aren't mentioned above, please add them in the comments.