Investigating short-stay admission to a neonatal intensive care unit as a risk factor for reduced breast feeding at discharge in infants ≥36 weeks’ gestation: a retrospective cohort study

Investigating short-stay admission to a neonatal intensive care unit as a risk factor for reduced breast feeding at discharge in infants ≥36 weeks’ gestation: a retrospective cohort study

Objective This study aims to determine the effect of infant–mother separation following a short-stay (≤72 hours) admission to a Level 5 neonatal unit versus no admission on infant-feeding outcomes at hospital discharge.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting An Australian Level 5 neonatal unit wit...

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Main Authors: Dharmintra Pasupathy, Rajesh Maheshwari, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Rachel Ann Jones, Gemma Lowe, Lynne Henry, Mihaela Roxana Culcer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e075658.full

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