Aim: To determine the incidence of feeding intolerance in preterm neonates. Methods: Study
was carried out on 998 preterm neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care units of Port-
Said in the period from 1st August 2014 till the 1st of March 2015. Inclusion criteria included
Preterm infants of both genders from day 0 to day 28 of life and with gestational age from 28
to below 37 weeks (confirmed by maternal last menstrual period). Diagnosis of feeding
intolerance depended on presence of one or more signs that leading to interruption of the …