ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
Initiation of lactation and the provision of human milk to preterm infants in German neonatal intensive care units from the mothers' perspective.
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- An Integrative Review of Exclusive Breast Milk Expression.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPooled it
- Postpartum Health in Mothers of Preterm Infants in the NICU: Needs, Service Utilization, and Care Gaps-A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- The Neo-MILK Web App as a Health Technology to Support Mothers of Preterm and Sick Neonates During Lactation: Usability Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Maternal and neonatal factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding upon hospital discharge.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Lactation support in neonatal intensive care units in Germany from the mothers' perspective - a mixed-method study of the current status and needs.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Where does the time go? Temporal patterns of pumping behaviors in mothers of very preterm infants vary by sociodemographic and clinical factors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- [Operating models and organizational structures: opportunities and challenges for human milk banking in Germany].Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIf infants with a very low birth weight (VLBW) are to be fed exclusively with human milk, it is essential to focus on lactation initiation. The aim of the study is to learn more about the current state of lactation initiation and human milk provision in neonatal intensive care units in Germany from the mothers' perspective.
methodsWritten surveys were conducted with mothers of VLBW infants to learn more about the timing of initiation of lactation, pumping frequency during the first three days postpartum and feeding of the preterm infant during hospitalisation.
resultsThe data of 437 mothers (response rate: 44.7%) were included in the analyses. Of these, only 7.8% stated that they had initiated lactation immediately after delivery and 38.2% within 6 h. In terms of pumping frequency, 50.1% pumped 7-9 times a day within the first 3 days postpartum; 60.9% reported that their infant received formula feedings during the hospital stay.
conclusionOverall, deficits were still evident with regard to the initiation of lactation in mothers of VLBW infants in Germany, resulting in a large proportion of VLBW infants receiving formula in the hospital.
trial registrationGerman Clinical Trial Register: DRKS00017755 .
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