Quality Improvement Analyses Revealed a Hidden Shift Following a Retrospective Study on Breastfeeding Rates.

ABSTRACT: Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding rates are complex. Evaluations for early-onset sepsis can negatively impact breastfeeding success. We sought to determine whether implementing an algorithm utilizing the sepsis risk score (SRS) in chorioamnionitis-exposed newborns would increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. We collaborated with healthcare systems experts to analyze and understand our outcomes.

Methods

We describe a retrospective cohort study of chorioamnionitis-exposed newborns 35 weeks and older gestation in the Mother-Baby Unit at our institution following a quality improvement project that implemented an SRS algorithm. We compared exclusive breastfeeding rates over 2 time periods, 33 months before and 15 months after SRS algorithm implementation. We completed bivariate

SUBMITTER: Sedler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature