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## Objective: To determine whether an earlier observation, that infants fed a casein-hydrolysate formula (nutramigen) have lower neonatal jaundice levels than those fed standard formulas, would be repeated in a larger independent group of infants with more frequent measurements and more rigorous statistical analysis. ## Design: Newborn infants were fed human milk, a standard whey-predominant formula (enfamil), or nutramigen (n = 20 for each group) during the first 3 weeks of life. transcutaneous jaundice index was measured daily for the first week of life and every 2 to 3 days thereafter, using a noninvasive jaundice meter. linear regression models of the data were constructed, validated, and compared statistically. ## Setting: General community hospital with subsequent home visitation. ## Participants: Healthy, term newborn infants selected by convenience, based on time of birth. ## Intervention: Infants were exclusively fed human milk, enfamil, or nutramigen. formulas were randomly assigned. ## Main outcome measure: Jaundice index, a transcutaneous measurement of jaundice. ## Results: The jaundice index differed significantly among the 3 groups. paired comparisons showed that the

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Author

Glenn R. Gourley; Bill Kreamer; Monika Cohnen; Michael R. Kosorok

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)