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ArticleZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2026

[A quality improvement study to increase the breastfeeding rate in very preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit].

Xiao-Xiao Zhang, Yang Qin, Ai-Qin Zhang, Jing-Jing Yu, Wen-Huan Cui, Juan Li, Gui-Fang Li, Zheng-Hong Li

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Xiao-Xiao ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Yang QinDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Ai-Qin ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Jing-Jing YuDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Wen-Huan CuiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Juan LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Gui-Fang LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital/State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Beijing 100730, China.
Zheng-Hong Li

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objectivesTo increase the breastfeeding rate of very preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

methodsThe baseline period was January to December 2023, during which the breastfeeding rate for very preterm infants in the NICU of Cangzhou People's Hospital was 75%. The quality improvement period was January to December 2024, with a target to increase the rate by 10 percentage points. Effective improvement measures were identified using the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle. Reasons for not receiving breast milk were analyzed, and a key driver diagram was constructed to guide targeted actions. A run chart was used to dynamically monitor monthly breastfeeding rates until the quality improvement goal was achieved.

resultsSeventy very preterm infants were included in the baseline group and 72 in the intervention group. The run chart showed that breastfeeding rate increased to 89% after implementation of the improvement measures, an increase of 14 percentage points from baseline, showing a statistically significant difference (

conclusionsMultidimensional quality improvement strategies based on the PDSA cycle significantly increase the breastfeeding rate of very preterm infants in the NICU.

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Breast FeedingIntensive Care Units, NeonatalQuality ImprovementFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleBreastfeedingNeonatal intensive care unitQuality improvementVery preterm infant

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PMID42608302
PMCPMC13481341

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