PMID- 34370592
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211213
LR  - 20211214
IS  - 1556-8342 (Electronic)
IS  - 1556-8253 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 11
DP  - 2021 Nov
TI  - Evaluation of Methods of Breast or Bottle Feeding on Length of Hospitalization of 
      Preterm Infants.
PG  - 899-903
LID - 10.1089/bfm.2021.0066 [doi]
AB  - Background: Direct breastfeeding is the optimal method of nourishing preterm 
      infants. Preconceived notions exist among health practitioners that establishment 
      of direct breastfeeding lengthens hospitalization. Thus far, the aforementioned 
      association remains unknown. Research Aim: The objective of this study was to 
      assess the impact of direct breastfeeding establishment on length of hospital 
      stay in preterm infants. Methods: A retrospective chart review on a sample of 101 
      mother-infant dyads was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit at Kingston 
      Health Sciences Center (KHSC) in Ontario, Canada. The sample consisted of three 
      groups: (1) modified direct breastfeeding group, defined as infants receiving 
      >/=50% direct breastfeeds during hospitalization, (2) partial breastfeeding group, 
      defined as infants receiving <50% breastfeeds during hospitalization, and (3) 
      bottle feeding group, defined as infants only receiving bottle feeds during 
      hospitalization. A multiple linear regression model was performed to assess the 
      relationship between length of hospitalization and method of oral feeds (modified 
      direct breastfeeds vs. partial breastfeeds vs. bottle feeds) while controlling 
      for infant (gestational age [GA], birth weight, 5 minutes Apgar score, ventilator 
      support) and maternal (age, first-time mother, mental health conditions) factors. 
      Results: GA was inversely associated with length of hospitalization. The number 
      of days on ventilator support was positively associated with length of 
      hospitalization. Method of oral feed, birth weight, 5 minutes Apgar score, 
      maternal age, first-time mother status, and maternal mental health conditions 
      were not associated with duration of hospitalization. Conclusions: Direct 
      breastfeeding establishment does not lengthen hospitalization in preterm infants. 
      This finding may aid health practitioners in increasing direct breastfeeding 
      success in this population.
FAU - Wener, Emily
AU  - Wener E
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
FAU - Dow, Kimberly E
AU  - Dow KE
AD  - School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
FAU - Fucile, Sandra
AU  - Fucile S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7765-6807
AD  - Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
AD  - School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210809
PL  - United States
TA  - Breastfeed Med
JT  - Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding 
      Medicine
JID - 101260777
SB  - IM
MH  - *Bottle Feeding
MH  - Breast Feeding
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - *Infant, Premature
MH  - Length of Stay
MH  - Ontario
MH  - Retrospective Studies
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - breastfeeding neonates
OT  - hospitalization
OT  - premature
EDAT- 2021/08/10 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2021/08/09 17:15
PHST- 2021/08/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/08/09 17:15 [entrez]
AID - 10.1089/bfm.2021.0066 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Breastfeed Med. 2021 Nov;16(11):899-903. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2021.0066. Epub 2021 
      Aug 9.