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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2025; 15(7): 104844
Published online Jul 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i7.104844
Published online Jul 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i7.104844
Effects of different timing nutritional support on the growth and development < 2 kg newborns and mothers' anxiety and depression
Li Gao, Fen Xu, Jie Yan, Yan Ma, Department of Neonatology, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Gao L and Ma Y Research and write a manuscript; Gao L, Xu F, Yan J and Ma Y contributed to conceiving the research and analyzing data; Gao L and Ma Y conducted the analysis and provided guidance for the research; all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University.
Informed consent statement: Before participating in this study, all the children's mothers had provided informed written consent on the child's medical data collection and their own questionnaire survey.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Yan Ma, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Neonatology, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Taihu New Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China. wyb5022@163.com
Received: March 14, 2025
Revised: April 14, 2025
Accepted: May 16, 2025
Published online: July 19, 2025
Processing time: 118 Days and 18.5 Hours
Revised: April 14, 2025
Accepted: May 16, 2025
Published online: July 19, 2025
Processing time: 118 Days and 18.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Newborns born under 2 kg often have difficulty feeding due to small stomach capacity, as well as poor absorption and digestive functions, which can affect their growth and development. As such, mothers may feel worried, anxious, and depressed. This study focused on the introduction of enteral nutrition support within 24 hours of birth, which can promote maturity of gastrointestinal function, improve nutrition absorption, facilitate the best growth and development in the short-term, and play a positive role in alleviating the mother’s anxiety and depression.