{"id":57835,"date":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-nursing-professors-study-aims-to-give-parents-doctors-knowledge-about-infant-weight-loss\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","slug":"uri-nursing-professors-study-aims-to-give-parents-doctors-knowledge-about-infant-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/12\/uri-nursing-professors-study-aims-to-give-parents-doctors-knowledge-about-infant-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 nursing professor\u2019s study aims to give parents, doctors knowledge about infant weight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tStudy being conducted at South County Hospital<\/b><\/p>\n

\nKINGSTON, R.I.\u2013 December 9, 2015\u2013 A 溏心vlog免费B站 nursing researcher is conducting a study that would result in new guidelines for normal infant weight loss. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI want to arm parents, doctors and other health care workers with updated information so that parents can relax a bit, mothers can continue to nurse their babies and providers can have accurate guidelines to use in their practice,\u201d said Diane Thulier about the study she is conducting on infancy weight loss at South County Hospital.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe assistant professor of nursing has worked at 溏心vlog免费B站 since 2006 and as a nurse at South County Hospital since 1989.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn September, Thulier began her yearlong research on weight loss in infants. Current guidelines describe how babies should not lose more than 5 to 7 percent of their total birth weight in the first week of life. Many times, when breastfed babies lose more than 7 percent, formula is recommended. This formula supplementation can often cause an early end to breastfeeding.<\/p>\n


\n\tThulier\u2019s hypothesis is that normal weight loss for full-term healthy breastfed babies may be more than 7 percent.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cI want to get to the heart of the truth,\u201d said Thulier. \u201cIt is important that babies don\u2019t lose too much weight, but right now we lack good information about what is normal. If breastfed babies are expected to lose more than 7 percent of their birth weight, then that should be established.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThulier stressed the importance of nutrients that babies ingest when breastfeeding. She said too many babies are now switched from breast milk to formula because of the current practice around weight loss. When that happens, babies are deprived of critical nutrients, which are easier to absorb in breast milk. This can have life long implications as research has shown that breast milk reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, and obesity. <\/p>\n


\nThulier said that many previous studies on weight loss have only focused on the babies\u2019 first 2 to 3 days of life and on babies who were formula fed. In her study, Thulier will collect data for two weeks or until the baby has gained back all the weight that they lost. She with gather data from different groups of babies; babies exclusively breastfed and those who are getting breast milk and varying amounts of formula. In total, Thulier will study 180 babies.<\/p>\n


\nShe wants to answer two central questions: what is the average amount of weight loss and how long does it take for babies to gain back that weight? <\/p>\n


\nHer work is supported by a $20,000 faculty grant provided by the Office of the Provost. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWithout these funds, this research wouldn\u2019t be possible. I am extremely grateful to Provost and Vice President (Donald H.) DeHayes and his team for supporting this important research,\u201d said Thulier. <\/p>\n


\nThulier is collaborating with Michelle Palmer, assistant clinical professor at 溏心vlog免费B站, and Roger Fazio, chief of pediatrics, and the neonatal staff at South County Hospital. <\/p>\n


\nThulier said that while the baby\u2019s health is important, she is also concerned about the parents\u2019 well being in the first weeks after birth. \u201cHaving a new baby can be an exciting but stressful time,\u201d said Thulier. \u201cIt can be very upsetting to hear that your baby is losing too much weight. I want to ease some of that pressure and distress parents feel by providing them with more accurate information and getting to the truth about infant weight loss.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by, Rachel Smith, a graduate assistant writer at the Marketing and Communications Department.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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