Mediators of racial and ethnic disparity in mother's own milk feeding in very low birth weight infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite high initiation rates for mother's own milk (MOM) provision, MOM feeding at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) drops precipitously and reveals a racial/ethnic disparity. This study sought to identify factors that (1) predict MOM feeding at NICU discharge, and (2) mediate racial/ethnic disparity in MOM feeding at discharge.

Methods

Secondary analysis of prospective cohort study of 415 mothers and their very low birth weight infants. Variables were grouped into five categories (demographics, neighborhood structural, social, maternal health, and MOM pumping). Significant predictors from each category were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model.

Results

Although 97.6% of infants received MOM feedings, black infants we

SUBMITTER: Patel AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435382 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature