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Hoban R, Medina-Poeliniz C, Signorile M, Janes J, Fan CPS, Meier PP. Early postpartum pumping behaviors, pumped milk volume, and achievement of secretory activation in breast pump-dependent mothers of preterm infants. J Perinatol 2024:10.1038/s41372-024-02021-2. [PMID: 38851855 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02021-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Pumping studies in mothers of preterm infants are limited by self-reported pumping behaviors and non-objective measures of pumped milk volume and secretory activation (SA). METHODS Non-randomized observational study of first 14 days postpartum in 29 mothers of preterm infants. Smart pumps measured and stored pumping behaviors and pumped milk volume. Selective ion electrodes measured sodium and sodium:potassium ratio to determine SA. Generalized estimating equations, cluster analyses and multivariate regression were used. RESULTS SA was delayed (median 5.8 days) and impermanent. Each additional daily pumping increased odds of SA within 2 days by 48% (p = 0.01). High-intensity pumping mothers (N = 17) had greater daily and cumulative pumped milk volume than low-intensity pumping mothers (N = 12). Pumping variables showed daily changes in the first week, then plateaued. CONCLUSION The first week postpartum is critical for optimizing pumping behaviors. Accurate, objective measures of pumping behaviors, pumped milk volume and SA are a research priority.
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- Rebecca Hoban
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Ted Rogers Computational Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Ted Rogers Computational Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Yang Y, Liu H, Cui X, Meng J. Mothers' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding peer support: a qualitative systematic review. Int Breastfeed J 2024; 19:7. [PMID: 38243287 PMCID: PMC10797811 DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00614-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The global issue of low breastfeeding rates has been widely reported. Quantitative studies have shown the positive effects of peer support on breastfeeding. However, the experiences of mothers who receive breastfeeding peer support have been found to vary. To date, no systematic qualitative summary has been conducted to document the impact of peer support, nor to provide advice for its implementation from the perspective of breastfeeding mothers. This review aims to systematically synthesize qualitative findings on mothers' experiences of breastfeeding peer support to provide evidence for optimizing peer support services and ultimately enhancing their role in promoting breastfeeding. METHODS PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Ovid, Web of Science, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Datebase, VIP Database and Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) were searched from the inception of each database until January 2023, to collect qualitative studies and mixed methods studies that included qualitative findings on mothers' experiences with breastfeeding peer support. The Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-QARI) was used to extract data and evaluate the quality of the included articles. The meta-integration method was used to explain and integrate the research findings. The review process was carried out by two authors independently, and the disagreements were resolved through consensus. RESULTS A total of 15 articles were included in the study, consisting of 13 qualitative studies and 2 mixed methods studies. The analysis identified four integrated themes: (1) obtaining psycho-emotional support; (2) acquiring knowledge and skills; (3) expectations for breastfeeding peer support; and (4) feeding perceptions and behavior change. It should be noted that the articles reviewed are in English and mostly originate from developed countries or regions. Therefore, the generalizability of the integrated findings to underdeveloped regions or non-English speaking countries may be limited. CONCLUSION Mothers perceived that peer support had a positive impact on breastfeeding. To improve the effectiveness of peer support in promoting breastfeeding, it is important to consider the individual needs of each mother. It is recommended that peer support services should be standardized in the future, including the accreditation, training, supervision, and management of peer supporters.
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- Yuanyuan Yang
- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China.
- Peking University Health Science Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing, Beijing, China.
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- Neonatal Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Gato S, Biziyaremye F, Kirk CM, De Sousa CP, Mukuralinda A, Habineza H, Asir M, de Silva H, Manirakiza ML, Karangwa E, Nshimyiryo A, Tugume A, Beck K. Promotion of early and exclusive breastfeeding in neonatal care units in rural Rwanda: a pre- and post-intervention study. Int Breastfeed J 2022; 17:12. [PMID: 35193639 PMCID: PMC8864904 DOI: 10.1186/s13006-022-00458-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Early initiation of breastfeeding after birth and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months improves child survival, nutrition and health outcomes. However, only 42% of newborns worldwide are breastfed within the first hour of life. Small and sick newborns are at greater risk of not receiving breastmilk and often require additional support for feeding. This study compares breastfeeding practices in Rwandan neonatal care units (NCUs) before and after the implementation of a package of interventions aimed to improve breastfeeding. Methods This pre-post intervention study was conducted at two district hospital NCUs in rural Rwanda from October–December 2017 (pre-intervention) and September 2018–March 2019 (post-intervention). Only newborns admitted before their second day of life (DOL) were included. Data were extracted from patient charts for clinical and demographic characteristics, feeding, and patient outcomes. Exclusive breastfeeding at discharge was based on last recorded infant feeding on the day of discharge. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge. Results Pre-intervention, 255 newborns were admitted in the NCUs and 793 were admitted in post-intervention. Exclusive breastfeeding on the day of birth (DOL0) increased from 5.4% (12/255) to 35.9% (249/793). At discharge, exclusive breastfeeding increased from 69.6% (149/214) to 87.0% (618/710). The mortality rate decreased from 16.1% (41/255) to 10.5% (83/793). Factors associated with greater odds of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge included admission during the post-intervention period (aOR 4.91; 95% CI 1.99, 12.11), and admission for infection (aOR 2.99; 95% CI 1.13, 7.93). Home deliveries (aOR 0.15; 95% CI 0.05, 0.47), preterm delivery (aOR 0.36; 95% CI 0.15, 0.87) and delayed first breastmilk feed (aOR 0.04 for DOL3 vs. DOL0; 95% CI 0.01, 0.35) reduced odds of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge. Conclusions Expansion and adoption of evidenced-based guidelines, using innovative approaches, aimed at the unique needs of small and sick newborns may help to improve earlier initiation of breastfeeding, decrease mortality, and improve exclusive breastfeeding on discharge from hospital among small and sick newborns. These interventions should be replicated in similar settings to determine their effectiveness.
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- Saidath Gato
- Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda.
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- Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda.,Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Rwinkwavu District Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
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Strategies to Improve Mother's Own Milk Expression in Black and Hispanic Mothers of Premature Infants. Adv Neonatal Care 2022; 22:59-68. [PMID: 33756497 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mother's own milk (MOM) is the gold standard of nutrition for premature infants. Yet, Hispanic and Black preterm infants are less likely than their White counterparts to receive MOM feedings. Evidence is lacking concerning potential modifiable factors and evidence-based strategies that predict provision of MOM among minority mothers of premature infants. PURPOSE A review of the literature was conducted to answer the clinical question: "What evidence-based strategies encourage and improve mother's own milk expression in Black and Hispanic mothers of premature infants?" METHODS/SEARCH STRATEGY Multiple databases including PubMed, Cochrane, and CINAHL were searched for articles published in the past 10 years (2010 through May 2020), reporting original research and available in English. Initial search yielded zero articles specifically addressing the impact of lactation interventions on MOM provision in minority mothers. Additional studies were included and reviewed if addressed breastfeeding facilitators and barriers (n = 3) and neonatal intensive care unit breastfeeding support practices (n = 7). FINDINGS/RESULTS Current strategies used to encourage and improve MOM expression in minority mothers are based on or extrapolated from successful strategies developed and tested in predominantly White mothers. However, limited evidence suggests that variation in neonatal intensive care unit breastfeeding support practices may explain (in part) variation in disparities and supports further research in this area. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Neonatal intensive care unit staff should consider implementing scaled up or bundled strategies showing promise in improving MOM milk expression among minorities while taking into consideration the cultural and racial norms influencing breastfeeding decisions and practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH Experimental studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted and culturally sensitive lactation support interventions in Hispanic and Black mothers.
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Johnson TJ, Meier PP, Schoeny ME, Bucek A, Janes JE, Kwiek JJ, Zupancic JAF, Keim SA, Patel AL. Study protocol for reducing disparity in receipt of mother's own milk in very low birth weight infants (ReDiMOM): a randomized trial to improve adherence to sustained maternal breast pump use. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:27. [PMID: 34996401 PMCID: PMC8739536 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-021-03088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Black very low birth weight (VLBW; < 1500 g birth weight) and very preterm (VP, < 32 weeks gestational age, inclusive of extremely preterm, < 28 weeks gestational age) infants are significantly less likely than other VLBW and VP infants to receive mother's own milk (MOM) through to discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The costs associated with adhering to pumping maternal breast milk are borne by mothers and contribute to this disparity. This randomized controlled trial tests the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intervention to offset maternal costs associated with pumping. METHODS This randomized control trial will enroll 284 mothers and their VP infants to test an intervention (NICU acquires MOM) developed to facilitate maternal adherence to breast pump use by offsetting maternal costs that serve as barriers to sustaining MOM feedings and the receipt of MOM at NICU discharge. Compared to current standard of care (mother provides MOM), the intervention bundle includes three components: a) free hospital-grade electric breast pump, b) pickup of MOM, and c) payment for opportunity costs. The primary outcome is infant receipt of MOM at the time of NICU discharge, and secondary outcomes include infant receipt of any MOM during the NICU hospitalization, duration of MOM feedings (days), and cumulative dose of MOM feedings (total mL/kg of MOM) received by the infant during the NICU hospitalization; maternal duration of MOM pumping (days) and volume of MOM pumped (mLs); and total cost of NICU care. Additionally, we will compare the cost of the NICU acquiring MOM versus NICU acquiring donor human milk if MOM is not available and the cost-effectiveness of the intervention (NICU acquires MOM) versus standard of care (mother provides MOM). DISCUSSION This trial will determine the effectiveness of an economic intervention that transfers the costs of feeding VLBWand VP infants from mothers to the NICU to address the disparity in the receipt of MOM feedings at NICU discharge by Black infants. The cost-effectiveness analysis will provide data that inform the adoption and scalability of this intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04540575 , registered September 7, 2020.
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- Tricia J Johnson
- Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, 1700 West Van Buren Street, TOB Suite 126B, Chicago, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA.,College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, The Center for Retrovirus Research and the Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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- Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, USA.,Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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Parker MG, Stellwagen LM, Noble L, Kim JH, Poindexter BB, Puopolo KM. Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant. Pediatrics 2021; 148:peds.2021-054272. [PMID: 34635582 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-054272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Provision of mother's own milk for hospitalized very low birth weight (VLBW) (≤1500 g) infants in the NICU provides short- and long-term health benefits. Mother's own milk, appropriately fortified, is the optimal nutrition source for VLBW infants. Every mother should receive information about the critical importance of mother's own milk to the health of a VLBW infant. Pasteurized human donor milk is recommended when mother's own milk is not available or sufficient. Neonatal health care providers can support lactation in the NICU and potentially reduce disparities in the provision of mother's own milk by providing institutional supports for early and frequent milk expression and by promoting skin-to-skin contact and direct breastfeeding, when appropriate. Promotion of human milk and breastfeeding for VLBW infants requires multidisciplinary and system-wide adoption of lactation support practices.
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- Margaret G Parker
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of California Health Milk Bank, San Diego, California.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, Health, San Diego, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
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- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Clinically integrated breastfeeding peer counseling and breastfeeding outcomes. J Perinatol 2021; 41:2095-2103. [PMID: 34035450 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether clinically integrated breastfeeding peer counseling (ci-BPC) improved breastfeeding outcomes for a diverse cohort of Medicaid-enrolled patients. STUDY DESIGN Medical records were reviewed for a random subset of patients delivering 2014-2015 (baseline, N = 147) and 2017-2019 (post-implementation, N = 281). Chi-squared and logistic regression evaluated differences in breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration, and results were stratified by race/ethnicity. RESULTS Post-implementation, 90.4% of patients received ci-BPC. Compared to baseline, documented prenatal breastfeeding counseling increased from 5 to 84% (<0.001), and inpatient counseling increased from 12 to 55% (p < 0.001). Breastfeeding initiation was similar (86 to 89%, p = 0.28), while exclusivity increased from 21 to 31% (p = 0.03). Any breastfeeding ≥6 weeks increased from 29 to 65% (p < 0.001) and was most improved for Black (32 to 50%, p < 0.01) and Latinx patients (37 to 71%, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS ci-BPC was associated with significant improvement in breastfeeding exclusivity and duration, and may address breastfeeding disparities.
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Mother's own milk (MOM) feeding is a cost-effective strategy to reduce risks of comorbidities associated with prematurity and improve long-term health of infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Significant racial and socioeconomic disparities exist in MOM provision in the NICU, highlighting the importance of developing strategies to reduce these disparities. Mothers of infants in the NICU experience many health concerns which may negatively impact lactation physiology. Objective measures of lactation physiology are limited but may assist in identifying mothers at particular risk. Several strategies to assist mothers of hospitalized infants are essential, including maternal education, qualified lactation professionals, early and frequent milk expression with a hospital-grade double electric breast pump, and providing support for transitioning to direct breastfeeding prior to discharge from the NICU.
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Chabeda S, Oluoch D, Mwangome M, Jones C. Infant malnutrition treatment in Kenya: Health worker and breastfeeding peer supporter experiences. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2021; 17:e13148. [PMID: 33528108 PMCID: PMC8189199 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Acute malnutrition in infants under 6 months (u6m) is increasingly recognised as a global public health problem. The World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for inpatient nutritional rehabilitation of infants u6m is re-lactation: the re-establishment of exclusive breastfeeding. Evidence suggests these guidelines are rarely followed in many low-income settings. Two studies of infant nutritional rehabilitation undertaken in three public hospitals in coastal Kenya employed breastfeeding peer supporters (BFPSs) to facilitate WHO guideline implementation. To explore the acceptability of the strategy to health workers (HWs) and the BFPSs, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 HWs and five BFPSs in the three study hospitals. The HWs reported that the presence of the BFPSs changed the way infant nutritional rehabilitation was managed, increasing efforts at relactation and decreasing reliance on supplemental milk. BFPSs were said to help address staff shortages and had dedicated time to support and assist the mothers. Key to the success of the BFPSs was the social relationships they were able to establish with the mothers due to the similarity in their experiences and backgrounds. Despite the success of the BFPSs, human resource management and infrastructure challenges remained. BFPSs can successfully be employed to facilitate the implementation of the WHO guidelines for the nutritional rehabilitation of acutely malnourished infants u6m in hospitals in Kenya, establishing supportive social relationships and trust with the mothers of the acutely malnourished infants and helping to address the issue of human resource shortages.
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- Sophie Chabeda
- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine Research Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Patel AL, Johnson TJ, Meier PP. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breast milk feedings in US neonatal intensive care units. Pediatr Res 2021; 89:344-352. [PMID: 33188286 PMCID: PMC7662724 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-01263-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g birth weight) infants are substantially more likely to be born to black than to non-black mothers, predisposing them to potentially preventable morbidities that increase the risk for costly lifelong health problems. Mothers' own milk (MOM) may be considered the ultimate "personalized medicine" since milk composition and bioactive components vary among mothers and multiple milk constituents provide specific protection based on shared exposures between mother and infant. MOM feedings reduce the risks and associated costs of prematurity-associated morbidities, with the greatest reduction afforded by MOM through to NICU discharge. Although black and non-black mothers have similar lactation goals and initiation rates, black VLBW infants are half as likely to receive MOM at NICU discharge in the United States. Black mothers are significantly more likely to be low-income, single heads of household and have more children in the home, increasing the burden of MOM provision. Although rarely considered, the out-of-pocket and opportunity costs associated with providing MOM for VLBW infants are especially onerous for black mothers. When MOM is not available, the NICU assumes the costs of inferior substitutes for MOM, contributing further to disparate outcomes. Novel strategies to mitigate these disparities are urgently needed. IMPACT: Mother's own milk exemplifies personalized medicine through its unique biologic activity. Hospital factors and social determinants of health are associated with mother's own milk feedings for very low-birth-weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Notably, out-of-pocket and opportunity costs associated with providing mother's own milk are borne by mothers. Conceptualizing mother's own milk feedings as an integral part of NICU care requires consideration of who bears the costs of MOM provision-the mother or the NICU?
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- Aloka L. Patel
- grid.262743.60000000107058297Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.262743.60000000107058297Departments of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.262743.60000000107058297Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.240684.c0000 0001 0705 3621College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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Hoban R, Medina Poeliniz C, Somerset E, Tat Lai C, Janes J, Patel AL, Geddes D, Meier PP. Mother's Own Milk Biomarkers Predict Coming to Volume in Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants. J Pediatr 2021; 228:44-52.e3. [PMID: 32916143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess serial secretory activation biomarker concentrations (sodium [Na], potassium [K], Na:K, protein, lactose, and citrate) in mother's own milk (MOM) from breast pump-dependent mothers of preterm infants to determine associations with coming to volume (CTV), defined as producing at least 500 mL/day MOM by day 14 postpartum. STUDY DESIGN We collected serial MOM samples and pumped MOM volume data for 14 days postpartum in mothers who delivered at <33 weeks of gestation. Regression models and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to evaluate associations. RESULTS Among 40 mothers, 39 (mean gestational age, 28.8 weeks; 67% overweight/obese; 59% nonwhite) had paired MOM volume and biomarker data; 33% achieved CTV between postpartum days 6 and 14. In univariate models, MOM Na on postpartum day 5 and Na:K on days 3 and 5 were associated with CTV. Mothers achieving CTV were more likely to have postpartum Na:K ≤1 on day 3 (75% vs 25%; P = .06) and ≤0.8 on day 5 (69% vs 10%; P < .01). In a multivariable regression model, day 5 Na:K (1 unit decrease in Na:K: OR, 18.7; 95% CI, 1.13-311.41; P = .049) and maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) (1 unit increase in BMI: OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.78-0.99; P = .04) were associated with CTV between postpartum days 6 and 14. CONCLUSIONS Secretory activation and CTV were compromised in breast pump-dependent mothers with preterm delivery. CTV was predicted by MOM Na level and Na:K. These biomarkers have potential as objective point-of-care measures to detect potentially modifiable lactation problems in a high-risk population.
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- Rebecca Hoban
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Rogers Computational Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Women and Children's Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Chepkirui D, Nzinga J, Jemutai J, Tsofa B, Jones C, Mwangome M. A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings. Int Breastfeed J 2020; 15:95. [PMID: 33189155 PMCID: PMC7666507 DOI: 10.1186/s13006-020-00331-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The 2013 updated guidelines on management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children recommends the support of exclusive breastfeeding. These guidelines are inconsistently applied in low and middle income countries (LMICs) due to barriers including unclear implementation guides, technical support and epidemiological factors. Peer support strategies have been used to offer psychological support to families with infants in NICU and improve mental health outcomes. Breastfeeding peer supporters (BFPS) have been shown to be effective in improving breastfeeding outcomes in community settings however, their success within hospital settings in LMICs is unknown. We conducted a scoping review to explore implementation of breastfeeding peer support strategies as have been applied to hospitalized infants globally and highlight their implementation strategies in order to guide future research and practice. METHODS A scoping review of the literature was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. A search was conducted in five online databases (PubMed, Cochrane library, Hinari, Google Scholar and Open Grey library). Data were extracted and charted in data extraction tables to capture general characteristics, modes of peer support delivery, implementation details and evaluation procedures. RESULTS From the online search 276 articles were identified, however only 18 met the inclusion criteria for the study. The majority of these articles were reports on in-patient breastfeeding peer support interventions applied in Europe and the United States of America and only two were from LMICs. The articles described peer supporters' identification, training (n = 13) and supervision (n = 14). The majority of the BFPS were employed (n = 10) compared to volunteers (n = 3) and support was mainly one-to-one (n = 11) rather than group support. Process and impact evaluation (n = 13) reported positive breastfeeding outcomes associated with breastfeeding peer support. CONCLUSION Breastfeeding peer support strategies are applied in different hospital settings and can be used to improve breastfeeding outcomes. However, to achieve integration, scalability and comparability of impact and outcomes, there is a need to standardize training, develop consistent implementation and supervision plans of in-patient peer supporters' strategies. Further research to assess sustainability and evaluate cost-effectiveness of in-patient breastfeeding peer support strategies will improve uptake and scalability of these potentially lifesaving interventions.
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- Dorothy Chepkirui
- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
- Department of Public Health, School of Human and Health Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
- Department of Public Health, School of Human and Health Sciences, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global health, Nuffield Department of Medicine Research Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine (Coast), Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 230, Kilifi, 80108 Kenya
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High-dose mother's own milk (MOM) feedings during the first 14 days post birth reduce the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birthweight (VLBW; <1500 g birthweight). However, high-dose MOM feedings are only possible if mothers provide sufficient quantities of MOM in a timely manner, and data indicate that the lack of MOM during the early post-birth period is a global problem. This paper reviews the modifiable and unmodifiable barriers to accessing adequate quantities of MOM during the early post-birth period and proposes evidence-based strategies to increase and improve the use of MOM during the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization with an emphasis on the critical first 2 weeks post birth.
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Skelton K, Evans R, LaChenaye J. Hidden Communities of Practice in Social Media Groups: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent 2020; 3:e14355. [PMID: 32207693 PMCID: PMC7139422 DOI: 10.2196/14355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although most US mothers initiate breastfeeding, suboptimal breastfeeding rates still exist. Although breastfeeding is a complex process, social support has been linked with increases in positive breastfeeding outcomes. Recent technological advances, including the development of social networking sites, provide mothers with convenient access to a unique array of audiences from which to seek advice about parenting, including breastfeeding. However, little is known about how the use of the sites-specifically groups centered around breastfeeding-influences breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors. OBJECTIVE This mixed methods study aimed to explore utilization of an existing probreastfeeding Facebook group and how utilization influences breastfeeding-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. METHODS Participants were recruited online through Facebook wall posts from within the existing group. Mothers aged between 18 and 50 years who were pregnant and intended to breastfeed, were currently breastfeeding, or had recently weaned their infant in the past 3 years were eligible to participate. Participants engaged in online focus group discussions (n=21) and individual interviews (n=12). Inductive content analysis of qualitative data led to the conceptualization and contextualization of a breastfeeding community of practice (COP). Using qualitative results, a quantitative survey was then developed to assess the prevalence of qualities of a COP as well as how COP usage influenced breastfeeding-related attitudes and knowledge. A total of 314 mothers completed the online survey. RESULTS Qualitative findings showed an overall sense of community, with subthemes of group trust, interaction, and the promotion of breastfeeding. A majority (287/314, 91.5%) of mothers initiated breastfeeding, with 69.0% (216/314) of mothers reporting exclusive breastfeeding their infant at 6 months. Approximately 98.5% (309/314) of mothers reported that the Facebook group captured and stored knowledge; therefore, information could be easily accessed and applied. In addition, 96.2% (302/317) of mothers reported that the Facebook group motivated them to share breastfeeding-related knowledge. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that this existing probreastfeeding Facebook group exhibits characteristics of an online COP, which was organically formed. Utilization of the Facebook group, in the context of an online COP, could be beneficial in impacting breastfeeding-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. However, further examination and exploration of breastfeeding COPs, including using this type of model as a method of lactation support or as a telemedicine framework, is a clear need.
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- Kara Skelton
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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BACKGROUND: Preterm mother-infant dyads often face many obstacles to breastfeeding. Preterm infants are at highest risk for low rates of exclusive breastfeeding. RESEARCH AIM: To determine the prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 months among preterm infants and to identify factors that influenced mothers' breastfeeding practices. METHODS: A longitudinal observational study was conducted in a metropolitan hospital in Beijing, China. Mothers ( N = 270) and their preterm infants ( N = 280) were included in the study. Characteristics of preterm mothers and their perceptions of breastfeeding self-efficacy, knowledge, social support, and postpartum depression symptoms were measured at the discharge of neonatal intensive care. Breastfeeding data were collected by phone interview at 6 months corrected age. RESULTS: At discharge, mothers of very preterm infants perceived a lower level of breastfeeding self-efficacy (measured with the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form) and had a higher level of depression symptoms (measured with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS]) than mothers of moderate and late preterm infants ( p < .05-.01). Nearly half of all mothers had an elevated EPDS score, considered to be symptomatic of postpartum depression. At 6 months, only 22.5% of all infants were exclusively breastfeeding. Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding, including younger maternal age, previous breastfeeding experience, shorter mother-infant separation time during intensive care, older infant gestational age, and a higher level of breastfeeding self-efficacy, significantly predicted exclusive breastfeeding practice ( p < .05-.001). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 months for preterm infants in this sample was low. Strategies to improve breastfeeding duration for preterm infants are needed, including support and education of mothers while in the hospital.
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- Ying Wang
- 1 Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 3 School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- 3 School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Rossman B, Meier PP, Spatz DL. A wake-up call: persistent barriers to the provision of evidence-based lactation support and education in the NICU. J Perinatol 2018; 38:773-774. [PMID: 29867220 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0116-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Beverly Rossman
- Department of Women, Children and Family Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, 600S Paulina, Suite 1080, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 418 Curie Blvd, Room 413, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Hoban R, Bigger H, Schoeny M, Engstrom J, Meier P, Patel AL. Milk Volume at 2 Weeks Predicts Mother's Own Milk Feeding at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge for Very Low Birthweight Infants. Breastfeed Med 2018; 13:135-141. [PMID: 29377728 PMCID: PMC5863077 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine the maternal prepregnancy, pregnancy, and delivery risk factors that predicted coming to volume (CTV; achieving pumped mother's own milk [MOM] volume ≥500 mLs/day) and the continuation of MOM provision through to discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in mothers and their very low birthweight (VLBW; <1,500 g at birth) infants. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from 402 mothers of VLBW infants admitted to an urban NICU, including detailed MOM pumping records for a subset (51%) of the cohort. Analyses included inverse probability weighting, multivariate regression, and chi-square statistics. RESULTS In this high-risk cohort (51.2% black, 27.1% Hispanic, 21.6% white/Asian; 72.6% low income; 61.4% overweight/obese prepregnancy), CTV by day 14 was the strongest predictor of MOM feeding at NICU discharge (odds ratio [OR] 9.70 confidence interval [95% CI] 3.86-24.38, p < 0.01.). Only 39.5% of mothers achieved CTV by postpartum day 14, an outcome that was predicted by gestational age at delivery (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.15-1.73, p < 0.01), being married (OR 3.66, 95% CI 1.08-12.39, p = 0.04), black race (OR 7.70, 95% CI 2.05-28.97, p < 0.01), cesarean delivery (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.08-0.63, p = 0.01), and chorioamionitis (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.02-0.82, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Continued provision of MOM at NICU discharge can be predicted in the first 14 postpartum days on the basis of achievement of CTV. We posit that CTV can serve as a quality indicator for improving MOM feedings in the NICU and that lactation support resources should target this early critical postbirth period.
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- Rebecca Hoban
- 1 Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois.,2 Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, Canada
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- 1 Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 3 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 3 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois.,3 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois.,3 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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This review will provide an overview of quality improvement methods that have been used to improve human milk use (mother's own milk and donor milk) for very low-birth-weight infants in the hospital setting in the last decade. We will review the following: (1) evidence-based practices known to increase mother's own milk for very low-birth-weight infants; (2) individual hospitals with exemplary lactation programs and past and current US-based statewide quality improvement collaboratives focused on increasing mother's own milk; and (3) existing quality metrics for human milk and gaps in metrics. Finally, we will provide practical examples of key driver diagrams and change concepts that may be used to inform quality improvement for mother's own milk for very low-birth-weight infants.
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- Margaret G Parker
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 88 E Newton St, Vose Hall, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Cacho NT, Parker LA, Neu J. Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Human Milk Feeding: A Systematic Review. Clin Perinatol 2017; 44:49-67. [PMID: 28159209 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This article summarizes evidence regarding whether a donor human milk (DHM) and/or an exclusively human milk (EHM) diet decreases the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and the dose of human milk (HM) necessary to reduce the risk of NEC in premature infants. Additional research regarding protection afforded by DHM and EHM is necessary as well as research elucidating the exact dose of HM necessary for NEC risk reduction. Research is also needed to determine whether there is a dose-dependent effect of DHM, a combination of mother's own milk and DHM, and an EHM diet on NEC incidence.
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- Nicole Theresa Cacho
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, 1600 Southwest Archer Road, HD-118, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, PO Box 100187, HPNP 2227, Gainesville, FL 32610-0187, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, 1600 Southwest Archer Road, HD-112, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Meier PP, Johnson TJ, Patel AL, Rossman B. Evidence-Based Methods That Promote Human Milk Feeding of Preterm Infants: An Expert Review. Clin Perinatol 2017; 44:1-22. [PMID: 28159199 PMCID: PMC5328421 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Best practices translating the evidence for high-dose human milk (HM) feeding for preterm infants during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization have been described, but their implementation has been compromised. Although the rates of any HM feeding have increased over the last decade, efforts to help mothers maintain HM provision through to NICU discharge have remained problematic. Special emphasis should be placed on prioritizing the early lactation period of coming to volume so that mothers have sufficient HM volume to achieve their personal HM feeding goals. Donor HM does not provide the same risk reduction as own mother's HM.
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- Paula P Meier
- Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Rossman B, Meier PP, Janes JE, Lawrence C, Patel AL. Human Milk Provision Experiences, Goals, and Outcomes for Teen Mothers with Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Breastfeed Med 2017; 12:351-358. [PMID: 28557525 PMCID: PMC5512322 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Breastfeeding rates are virtually unknown for teen mothers whose low-birth-weight (LBW; <2500 gm) infants are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The objective was to examine the infant feeding experiences, goals, and outcomes of teen mothers of LBW infants. METHODS We conducted a multimethod study using a qualitative research design, survey, and infant medical records. The primary data source was individual interviews conducted with teen mothers of LBW infants hospitalized in a tertiary NICU. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. RESULTS All 15 teen mothers (12 black, 3 Hispanic) wanted what was best for their infants and initiated lactation by breast pump. However, maintaining lactation was challenging and the following barriers were identified: fear of being judged; body image issues; influence of the maternal grandmother; and disorganized thought processes about combining pumping with returning to school or work. Despite these barriers, 50% of the teen mothers met their goals for human milk provision at NICU discharge. CONCLUSION Most of the teen mothers' lactation barriers reflected their adolescent developmental stage. Potential interventions are identified and include focus groups with teen mothers and maternal grandmothers and lactation support by NICU-based teen breastfeeding peer counselors.
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital , Chicago, Illinois.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 Rush University College of Nursing , Chicago, Illinois.,2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital , Chicago, Illinois.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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Fleurant E, Schoeny M, Hoban R, Asiodu IV, Riley B, Meier PP, Bigger H, Patel AL. Barriers to Human Milk Feeding at Discharge of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Maternal Goal Setting as a Key Social Factor. Breastfeed Med 2017; 12:20-27. [PMID: 27906557 PMCID: PMC5220570 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2016.0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND While black mothers initiate human milk (HM) provision at lower rates than non-black mothers in the United States, some neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) report similar initiation rates regardless of race/ethnicity for mothers of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. However, racial disparity frequently becomes evident in the proportion of black infants who continue to receive HM feedings at NICU discharge. Since social factors have been associated with differences in HM provision for term infants, we sought to identify differences in social factors associated with HM feeding at discharge based on race/ethnicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective cohort study of racially diverse mothers of VLBW infants measured social factors including maternal education, breastfeeding support, return to work/school, HM feeding goal, previous breastfeeding, or formula experience. Multivariate logistic regression modeling was applied to social factors to predict HM feeding at discharge. Additional regression models were created for racial/ethnic subgroups to identify differences. RESULTS For all 362 mothers, WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) eligibility and maternal goal near time of discharge of providing any HM negatively and positively predicted HM feeding at discharge, respectively. Perceived breastfeeding support from the infant's maternal grandmother negatively predicted HM feeding at discharge for black mothers. CONCLUSIONS Future interventions to increase duration of HM provision in VLBW infants should focus on the establishment and maintenance of maternal HM feeding goals. Further studies of the familial support system of black mothers are warranted to determine multigenerational impact and potential interventions.
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- Erin Fleurant
- 1 Rush University Medical College , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 5 College of Nursing, Nationwide Children's Hospital , Columbus, Ohio
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.,3 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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Donor Human Milk Update: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Priorities for Research and Practice. J Pediatr 2017; 180:15-21. [PMID: 27773337 PMCID: PMC5183469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A well-baby peer counseling program is not associated with human milk receipt in the NICU. J Perinatol 2016; 36:758-62. [PMID: 27228507 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate the impact of a non-neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-specific peer counseling (PC) program on the cessation of human milk receipt at and post-NICU discharge. STUDY DESIGN A multivariable logistic regression model used data from 400 mother-infant dyads from a level IV NICU to compare cessation of human milk receipt at NICU discharge by PC program status. Kaplan-Meier distributions and a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model assessed the relationship between participants/non-participants and cessation of human milk post-NICU discharge. RESULTS No statistically significant differences between groups in cessation of human milk either by or post-discharge were observed. Identified variables associated with the outcome(s) of interest included maternal and infant age, length of stay, presence of a breastfeeding duration goal and frequency of NICU lactation consultant contact. CONCLUSION Exposure to a non NICU-specific PC program was not associated with human milk receipt either by or post-NICU discharge.
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Riley B, Schoeny M, Rogers L, Asiodu IV, Bigger HR, Meier PP, Patel AL. Barriers to Human Milk Feeding at Discharge of Very Low-Birthweight Infants: Evaluation of Neighborhood Structural Factors. Breastfeed Med 2016; 11:335-42. [PMID: 27347851 PMCID: PMC5031119 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although 98% of mothers in our cohort initiated human milk (HM) provision for their very low-birthweight (VLBW) infants, fewer black infants received HM at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge than non-black infants. This study examined neighborhood structural factors associated with HM feeding at discharge to identify potential barriers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sociodemographic and HM data were prospectively collected for 410 VLBW infants and mothers. Geocoded addresses were linked to neighborhood structural factors. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted for the entire cohort and racial/ethnic subgroups. RESULTS HM feeding at discharge was positively correlated with further distance from Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office, less violent crime, less poverty, greater maternal education, older maternal age, greater infant gestational age, and shorter NICU hospitalization. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only maternal race/ethnicity, WIC eligibility, and length of NICU hospitalization predicted HM feeding at discharge for the entire cohort. The interaction between access to a car and race/ethnicity significantly differed between black and white/Asian mothers, although the predicted probability of HM feeding at discharge was not significantly affected by access to a car for any racial/ethnic subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Neighborhood structural factors did not significantly impact HM feeding at discharge. However, lack of access to a car may be a factor for black mothers, potentially representing restricted HM delivery to the NICU or limited social support, and warrants further study.
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- Brittany Riley
- 1 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 3 College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois.,2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois.,2 Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago, Illinois
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Underwood MA. Missed Opportunities: The Cost of Suboptimal Breast Milk Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr 2016; 175:12-4. [PMID: 27263402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Mark A Underwood
- Division of Neonatology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.
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Niela-Vilén H, Axelin A, Melender HL, Löyttyniemi E, Salanterä S. Breastfeeding preterm infants - a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of an Internet-based peer-support group. J Adv Nurs 2016; 72:2495-507. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.12993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Nursing Science; University of Turku; Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science; University of Turku; Finland
- Turku University Hospital; Finland
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Hallowell SG, Rogowski JA, Spatz DL, Hanlon AL, Kenny M, Lake ET. Factors associated with infant feeding of human milk at discharge from neonatal intensive care: Cross-sectional analysis of nurse survey and infant outcomes data. Int J Nurs Stud 2016; 53:190-203. [PMID: 26518107 PMCID: PMC4784116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Nurses are principal caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit and support mothers to establish and sustain a supply of human milk for their infants. Whether an infant receives essential nutrition and immunological protection provided in human milk at discharge is an issue of health care quality in this setting. OBJECTIVES To examine the association of the neonatal intensive care unit work environment, staffing levels, level of nurse education, lactation consultant availability, and nurse-reported breastfeeding support with very low birth weight infant receipt of human milk at discharge. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross sectional analysis combining nurse survey data with infant discharge data. PARTICIPANTS A national sample of neonatal intensive care units (N=97), nurses (N=5614) and very low birth weight infants (N=6997). METHODS Sequential multivariate linear regression models were estimated at the unit level between the dependent variable (rate of very low birth weight infants discharged on "any human milk") and the independent variables (nurse work environment, nurse staffing, nursing staff education and experience, lactation consultant availability, and nurse-reported breastfeeding support). RESULTS The majority of very low birth weight infants (52%) were discharged on formula only. Fewer infants (42%) received human milk mixed with fortifier or formula. Only 6% of infants were discharged on exclusive human milk. A 1 SD increase (0.25) in the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index composite score was associated with a four percentage point increase in the fraction of infants discharged on human milk (p<0.05). A 1 SD increase (0.15) in the fraction of nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing was associated with a three percentage point increase in the fraction infants discharged on human milk (p<0.05). The acuity-adjusted staffing ratio was marginally associated with the rate of human milk at discharge (p=.056). A 1 SD increase (7%) in the fraction of infants who received breastfeeding support was associated with an eight percentage point increase in the fraction of infants discharged on human milk (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Neonatal intensive care units with better work environments, better educated nurses, and more infants who receive breastfeeding support by nurses have higher rates of very low birth weight infants discharged home on human milk. Investments by nurse administrators to improve work environments and support educational preparation of nursing staff may ensure that the most vulnerable infants have the best nutrition at the point of discharge.
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- Sunny G Hallowell
- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217, United States; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218, United States.
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- Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, SPH-Center for Health Economics, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8021, United States; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218, United States.
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Room 413, Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217, United States and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-5127, United States.
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Room 479, Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217, United States.
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- Vermont Department of Health, Burlington District Office, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401-4295, United States.
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- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Room 302, Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard Room, Philadelphia, PA 10104-4217, United States; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218, United States.
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Thorley V. The Tenth Step of the BFHI: What midwives need to know about optimal support for mothers, post-discharge. Midwifery 2015; 31:829-33. [PMID: 26123740 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This commentary discusses the 10th Step of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), the only step that goes beyond the hospital to provide for the mother to receive breast-feeding support after she returns to the community. The reasons why such support is needed, and how this support has been provided in different settings, will be discussed. Post-discharge support for breast-feeding mothers takes many forms and is optimised when mothers can access both professional and peer support. The mother-baby dyad is best served by the right advice from the right person at the right time. Midwives who assist the new mother with information about easily accessible support in the community enable the care she has received during her short hospital stay and during any midwifery home visiting to continue when she is in an environment that may not be supportive of breast feeding.
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- Virginia Thorley
- School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia.
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Rossman B, Greene MM, Meier PP. The role of peer support in the development of maternal identity for "NICU Moms". J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2015; 44:3-16. [PMID: 25580732 DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine first-time neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mothers' perceptions of the initial effect and stress of their birth experiences and hospitalizations of their infants and what facilitated or hindered the development of their maternal roles within the context of the NICU. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive design. SETTING A 57-bed, tertiary NICU in Chicago. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-three mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants hospitalized in the NICU. METHODS Participants were a subset of a larger longitudinal mixed-method study of psychological distress in 69 mothers of VLBW infants. Mothers were interviewed using an adaptation of the Clinical Interview for Parents of High-Risk Infants (CLIP) approximately 6 weeks after the births of their infants. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. RESULTS Mothers characterized the infants' births and hospitalizations as a time of overwhelming change culminating in a new perspective on life. Primary themes were loss, stress and anxiety, adapting, resilience, peer support, and "I'm a NICU Mom." Mothers rated peer support as the most facilitative and supportive aspect of developing the maternal role in the NICU. CONCLUSION Peer support and role modeling by NICU-based breastfeeding peer counselors helped the mothers throughout every stage of their infants' hospitalizations, from giving them hope, to helping them begin to develop maternal identity, to providing anticipatory guidance about taking their infants home. Talking points are provided for nurses who work in NICUs without dedicated peer support to help mothers establish a healthy mother/infant relationship.
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Furthering our understanding of the needs of mothers who are pumping breast milk for infants in the NICU: an integrative review. Adv Neonatal Care 2014; 14:241-52. [PMID: 25075923 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this integrative review was to uncover information regarding emotional and other types of support required by mothers providing breast milk for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). These high-risk infants are often unable to directly breastfeed and, thus, mothers need to pump their breast milk for weeks to months, which can be both a pleasing experience that increases satisfaction and infant involvement, while at the same time being an uncomfortable and tiring endeavor. Understanding this notion is important because pumping at least 8 times each day is central to increasing or maintaining breast milk production. Articles were gathered using PubMed and CINAHL databases. Forty-four sources were chosen for inclusion in this review. Search terms included "breastfeeding," "pumping," "neonatal intensive care unit," "emotional support," and "breast milk." We identified that the emotional and practical support for NICU mothers is different from those of other breastfeeding mothers, especially around the development of early bonding behaviors. These mothers require significant ongoing emotional support from healthcare professionals and their partners and peers. Healthcare providers need to monitor breast milk production and provide educated encouragement that anticipates breastfeeding challenges, especially when the mother is pumping for an extended period of time while their infant is maturing in the NICU. Effective providers' support may be best provided by selectively bundling interventions to support pumping initiation and transition to direct breastfeeding.
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The birth of the GEMs group: implementation of breastfeeding peer support in a children's hospital. Adv Neonatal Care 2014; 14:274-80. [PMID: 25000105 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The need to support and promote breastfeeding is unquestionable. The World Breastfeeding Week 2013 theme, "Breastfeeding Support: Close to Mothers," focuses on "breastfeeding peer counseling." Mother support groups are traditionally community-based and little is published about peer-to-peer support for mothers who have critically ill newborns. This study describes the development of a support group established in a children's hospital. The Group of Empowered Mothers focuses on a unique population of mothers (those with critically ill hospitalized infants) and involves 3 basic tenets: healthcare provider support; mother-to-mother support; and Certified Breastfeeding Consultant Support.
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