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Original Article

Discharge breastmilk feeding rates in asymptomatic term newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for maternal chorioamnionitis

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Pages 2688-2693 | Received 16 Nov 2017, Accepted 23 Feb 2018, Published online: 12 Mar 2018
 

Abstract

Purpose: To compare discharge breastmilk feeding rates among asymptomatic term newborns receiving 48-hour versus >48-hour antibiotics in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a cohort of well-baby nursery (WBN) newborns.

Materials and methods: This retrospective review included asymptomatic term neonates admitted to the NICU due to maternal chorioamnionitis and a comparison group of WBN neonates between January 2012 and December 2015. Demographic, birth, feeding, and lactation consultant visit data were analyzed in univariate and multivariate models.

Results: Among 272 NICU neonates, 237 (87%) received 48-hour antibiotics versus 35 (13%) who received >48-hour (h) antibiotics; a cohort of 428 WBN neonates was studied for comparison. Exclusive breastmilk feeding was seen in 14% of NICU versus 35% of WBN neonates (p < .01). Among NICU newborns, 48 h versus >48 h antibiotics was not associated with altered discharge breastmilk feeding (14 versus 14%; p = .89). On multivariate logistic regression analysis among NICU subjects, older maternal age (p < .01), lower parity (p = .02), first-feed breastmilk (p < .01), and more lactation consultant visits (p = .012) were associated with increased discharge breastmilk feeding.

Conclusions: NICU admission for presumed early-onset sepsis due to maternal chorioamnionitis was associated with reduced discharge breastmilk feeding in asymptomatic term neonates, but prolonged antibiotic exposure was not. We speculate that demographic factors, such as maternal age and parity, may aid in focusing lactation consultant efforts to potentially improve NICU exclusive discharge breastmilk feeding rates.

Acknowledgments

We would like to extend our appreciation to the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatrics Residency Research Committee, and Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for supporting this research project. This study was presented as a platform at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting and as a poster at the New York Perinatal Society Annual Meeting.

Disclosure statement

The authors have no financial relationships or conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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