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Rates And Determinants Of Mother's Own Milk Feeding In Infants Born Very Preterm, Dinesh Dharel, Nalini Singhal, Christel Wood, Zenon Cieslak, Fabiana Bacchini, Prakesh S. Shah, Xiang Y. Ye, Belal Alshaikh
Rates And Determinants Of Mother's Own Milk Feeding In Infants Born Very Preterm, Dinesh Dharel, Nalini Singhal, Christel Wood, Zenon Cieslak, Fabiana Bacchini, Prakesh S. Shah, Xiang Y. Ye, Belal Alshaikh
Paediatrics Publications
Objectives: To examine rates and determinants of mother's own milk (MOM) feeding at hospital discharge in a cohort of infants born very preterm within the Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN). Study design: This was a population-based cohort study of infants born at (NICUs) participating in the CNN between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018. We examined the rates and determinants of MOM use at discharge home among the participating NICUs. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify independent determinants of MOM feeding. Results: Among the 6404 infants born very preterm and discharged home during the study period, 4457 (70%) …