Article
A Retrospective Chart Review and Infant Feeding Survey in the Irish Phenylketonuria (PKU) Population (2016–2020)
2023-06-28
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited disorder of protein metabolism. It is generally treated using dietary management with limited intake of phenylalanine (Phe). Partial breastfeeding (BF) is encouraged among mothers of infants with PKU, together with a Phe-free mixture of synthetic amino acids. We aimed to describe our current BF rates and complementary feeding practices, as well as examining parental experience...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e1ccaf8c-84c6-5c4d-9cc8-bbc98bfb1d8d
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202306.2036.v1
