Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Breastfeeding Establishment in Preterm Infants: An Exploratory Study.
| Autor: | Fucile, Sandra, Heath, Jenna, Dow, Kimberly |
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BREASTFEEDING
T-test (Statistics) NEONATAL intensive care units SCIENTIFIC observation STATISTICAL sampling FISHER exact test NEONATAL intensive care DISCHARGE planning MILK substitutes TERTIARY care DESCRIPTIVE statistics MANN Whitney U Test CHI-squared test LONGITUDINAL method LACTATION RESEARCH BREASTFEEDING promotion GESTATIONAL age BIRTH weight DATA analysis software COVID-19 pandemic DIETARY supplements CHILDREN |
| Zdroj: | Neonatal Network; Jan/Feb2023, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p7-12, 6p |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To evaluate breastfeeding outcomes in preterm infants born during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design: An observational cohort study of 33 infants born ≤34 weeks' gestation was conducted. Sample: The study sample consisted of 33 infants divided into 2 groups: infants born during the Covid-19 pandemic (Covid group, n = 11) and those born prior to the pandemic (pre-Covid group, n = 22). Main Outcome Variable: Breastfeeding at hospital discharge. Results: Fewer infants in the Covid group received breastfeeds at full oral feed (p =.015) and none breastfeeding at hospital discharge (p =.001). In addition, fewer infants in the Covid group received non nutritive sucking (p =.612) and more infants in the Covid group required milk supplementation (p =.032). Study results suggest that breastfeeding establishment at hospital discharge in preterm infants is significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a critical need, in low-risk disease transmission areas, to enhance parental access and to increase in-hospital lactation supports to help safeguard breastfeeding outcomes in preterm infants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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