ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Quality improvement initiative to improve mother's own milk usage till hospital discharge in very low birth weight infants from a tertiary care NICU.
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- Pre-discharge Outcomes of Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants from a Tertiary Care Neonatal Center in India.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Quality improvement initiatives in maternal, infant, young child, and adolescent nutrition (MIYCAN) in India: A scoping review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
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- Effect of early establishment of full enteral feeding with exclusive mother's own milk in preterm babies: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Effects of a WeChat Mini-Program on Human Milk Feeding Rates in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
importanceMother's own milk (MOM) for premature infants is a complete nutrition. It is an ideal issue for a quality improvement (QI) initiative.
objectiveTo increase the proportionate usage of MOM as enteral feeds.
methodsA QI study conducted in Tertiary care NICU involving all eligible very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and mother dyads. The proportionate usages of MOM as enteral feeds were the main outcomes. EXPOSURE: Education, milk expression, and mother-infant interaction formed the key drivers.
resultsWe studied 282 mother infant dyads during the QI period. The proportionate usage of MOM as the enteral feed increased from 55% (±34) at baseline to 80% (±27) during the intervention and to 88% (±16) in sustenance phase.
conclusionsA QI initiative resulted in 60% relative improvement in proportionate usage of MOM as enteral feeds in VLBW infants during hospital stay.
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