Predictors of Human Milk Receipt at NICU Discharge

What is it about?

This single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted in the Connecticut Children’s level IV Hartford NICU. Our analyses of 660 very low birth weight infants included an array of maternal and infant factors to identify independent demographic or clinical predictors of human milk receipt at NICU discharge. We observed a 60.4% human milk feeding rate at NICU discharge. In our sample, mothers of black race, Hispanic ethnicity or of infants with higher acuity were significantly more likely t

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Why is it important?

We speculate that the illness severity results suggest a commitment by clinical decision makers to continued human milk use among the most vulnerable infants.