UK/Ireland (N=48) | Canada (N=29) | Australia/New Zealand (N=27) | Scandinavia (N=20) | p Value | |
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Exclusive breast milk feeding | |||||
No routine nutritional supplements unless baby is not growing well* | 48 | 24 | 26 | 15 | |
Extra protein routinely recommended | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Not exclusive breast feeding | |||||
Specially designed postdischarge formula | 43 | 21 | 5 | 7 | |
'Normal' (term) formula | 5 | 5 | 21 | 9 | |
Term formula, increased strength (10–20%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Results expressed as number, as not all neonatal units responded to all survey questions.
↵* Nutritional supplements defined as extra protein or fat, and do not include extra vitamins.