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Practices Supporting Breastfeeding In The Nicu: A National Survey, Elizabeth E. Nottingham
Practices Supporting Breastfeeding In The Nicu: A National Survey, Elizabeth E. Nottingham
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Babies who are born early are at risk for developing serious life-threatening conditions and developmental delays. Providing babies with breast milk, and helping them breast feed has been shown to reduce the chances of these conditions and delays. However, hospitals across the country have adopted wildly different practices when it comes to feeding these babies. By understanding the current practices in hospitals across the country, we can begin to understand how to affect change.