Home care practices for preterm and term infants after hospital discharge in Massachusetts, 2007 to 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of home care practices in very to moderately preterm (VPT), late preterm (LPT) and term infants born in Massachusetts.

Study design

Using 2007 to 2010 Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data, births were categorized by gestational age (VPT: 23 to 33 weeks; LPT: 34 to 36 weeks; term: 37 to 42 weeks). Home care practices included breastfeeding initiation and continuation, and infant sleep practices (supine sleep position, sleeping in a crib, cosleeping in an adult bed). We developed multivariate models to examine the association of infant sleep practices and breastfeeding with preterm status, controlling for maternal sociodemographic characteristics.

Results

Supine sleep position

SUBMITTER: Hwang SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938103 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature