Breastfeeding and human milk bank in a neonatal intensive care unit: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian cohort of very low birth weight infants

Breastfeeding and human milk bank in a neonatal intensive care unit: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian cohort of very low birth weight infants

Abstract Background Parental stress in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is well known, as is the stress induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. This combination might increase stress to the extent of affecting the availability of maternal expressed milk and the success of establishing breastfeeding. T...

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Main Authors: Ilia Bresesti, Laura Morlacchi, Caterina Cazzaniga, Camilla Sangiorgio, Lorenza Bertù, Maria Elena Bolis, Angela Bossi, Massimo Agosti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Preterm infants
Neonatal nutrition
Donated human milk
Parental stress
COVID-19 pandemic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00529-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00529-x

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