Breastfeeding outcomes in late preterm infants: A multi-centre prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe (1) infant feeding practices during initial hospitalisation and up to 6 months corrected age (CA) in infants born late preterm with mothers intending to breastfeed, (2) the impact of early feeding practices on hospital length of stay and (3) maternal and infant factors associated with duration of breastfeeding.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of infants born at 34+0 to 36+6 weeks gestational age during 2018-2020. Families were followed up until the infant reached 6 months of age (corrected for prematurity). Feeding practices during the birth hospitalisation, length of initial hospital stay, and the prevalence of exclusive or any breastfeeding at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months CA were examined. Associations between maternal and infant c

SUBMITTER: Keir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377594 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature