Human milk feeding for moderate and late preterm infants at age 2 months: Insights from a cluster randomized controlled trial 2-month follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Human milk (HM) is the optimal nutrition for infants; preterm infants demonstrate shorter HM feeding duration. Care interventions may increase HM feeding among preterm infants after NICU discharge. We compared Alberta Family Integrated Care (FICare) versus Standard Care on HM feeding in preterm infants at age 2 months.

Methods

We conducted a follow-up of a cluster randomized controlled trial of 455 infants and their mothers with data linked to the infant's 2-month public health visit. We used partial proportional odds to model group differences and factors associated with feeding type: exclusive HM (EHM), Non-EHM, or no HM (NHM).

Results

Compared to Standard Care, mothers in Alberta FICare were less likely to provide EHM versus NHM. There was no group differ

SUBMITTER: Moe AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11465735 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature