Room for improvement in breast milk feeding after very preterm birth in Europe: Results from the EPICE cohort.

ABSTRACT: Breast milk feeding (BMF) is associated with lower neonatal morbidity in the very preterm infant (<32 weeks gestation) and breastfeeding is beneficial for maternal health. Previous studies show large variations in BMF after very preterm birth and recognize the need for targeted breastfeeding support in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). In a European collaboration project about evidence-based practices after very preterm birth, we examined the association between maternal, obstetric, and infant clinical factors; neonatal and maternal care unit policies; and BMF at discharge from the NICU. In multivariable analyses, covariates associated with feeding at discharge were first investigated as predictors of any BMF and in further analysis as predictors of exclusive or partial BMF. Overal

SUBMITTER: Wilson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865870 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature