Table 2 The nutritional history of infants with cleft palate stratified by age
Variable | Age Category in Months | |
|---|---|---|
<4 | 4–10 | |
n (%) | n (%) | |
Most common feeding pattern | ||
Breast feeding | 17 (50.0) | 4 (40.0) |
Complimentary milk | 17 (50.0) | 6 (60.0) |
Type of complimentary milk | ||
Cow | 13 (76.5) | 6 (100.0) |
Formula | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Reasons for not breastfeeding | ||
Mother has no milk | 6 (17.7) | 1 (10.0) |
Baby unable to suckle | 19 (55.9) | 5 (50.0) |
Baby doesn’t take enough | 2 (5.9) | 1 (10.0) |
No response | 7(20.6) | 3 (30.0) |
Mean feeds per day (SD) | 10 (1.5) | 9.2 (1.6) |
Category of feeds per day | ||
< 10 | 8 (23.5) | 5 (50.0) |
10 or + | 26 (76.5) | 5 (50.0) |