Availability of lactation counseling services influences breastfeeding among infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units

被引:34
作者
Castrucci, Brian C.
Hoover, Kathleen L.
Lim, Suet
Maus, Katherine C.
机构
[1] Texas Dept State Hlth Serv, Austin, TX USA
[2] Philadelphia Dept Publ Hlth, Philadelphia, PA USA
关键词
breastfecding; neonatal intensive care unit; infants; lactation; support; urban; prevention research;
D O I
10.4278/0890-1171-21.5.410
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Purpose. To assess the association between the presence of international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) services at a delivery hospital and the breastfeeding practices women whose infants required neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. Design. Cross-sectional study using population-level data. Setting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subjects. 2132 infants admitted to the NICU. Measures. Breastfeeding at hospital discharge was measured with the question, "Is the infant being breastfed?" Delivery hospitals were dichotomized as to the presence or absence of an IBCLC on staff. Analysis. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between breastfeeding at discharge and the presence of an IBCLC at the delivery facility while adjusting for maternal characteristics and birth outcomes. Results. Among mothers of infants admitted to the NICU, breastfeeding rates among mothers who delivered at hospitals with an IBCLC were nearly 50% compared with 369% among mothers who delivered at hospitals without an IBCLC. The adjusted odds of breastfeeding initiation prior to hospital discharge were 1.34 (95% confidence interval = 1.03, 1.76) times higher for women who delivered at a facility with an IBCLC. Conclusions. To increase breastfeeding rates among the NICU population, these findings support the need for universal availability of IBCLCs at delivery facilities that have NICUs.
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页码:410 / 415
页数:6
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