National Trends in the Provision of Human Milk at Hospital Discharge Among Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Human milk confers important health benefits to very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants (≤1500 g). The extent to which the use of human milk has changed over time and the factors associated with human milk use nationally in this population are poorly understood.

Objectives

To describe US trends in the provision of human milk at hospital discharge for VLBW infants during the past decade according to census region and maternal race/ethnicity, quantify associations of census region and maternal race/ethnicity with the provision of human milk at hospital discharge, and examine regional and state variations in any provision of human milk at hospital discharge among racial/ethnic groups.

Design, setting, and participants

A cohort study was conducted of 346 248 infan

SUBMITTER: Parker MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724150 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature