ABSTRACT
Objective:To retrospectively analyze the influencing factors during the hospitalization of premature infants in the neonatal intensive careunit (NICU) based on the breast-feeding choices of the primary family caregivers of premature infants discharged from NICU.Methods:According to the breast-feeding status of 342 premature infants discharged from the NICU from The First hospital of Jilin University from June 1st, 2019 to December 31th, 2019, a self-designed data collection form for premature infants was used to investigate them, and the influencing factors of NICU hospitalization on breast-feeding selection were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The factors influencing breastfeeding included gestational age ( tvalue was-2.177, P=0.029), birth weight ( tvalue was-2.036, P=0.043), feeding mode during hospital stay ( χ2value was 6.582, P=0.010), length of hospital stay ( Zvalue was-2.205, P=0.027), maternal age ( Zvalue was-2.975, P=0.003), maternal education level ( χ2value was 8.350, P=0.04) and twin pregnancy ( χ2value was 7.367, P=0.007). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that breast-feeding during hospitalization ( P=0.003) and older age of the mother ( P<0.001) were favorable factors to promote breast-feeding. Twin pregnancy ( P=0.006), low maternal education ( P=0.001) and gestational age ( P=0.006) were the risk factors that were not conducive to the implementation of breastfeeding. Conclusion:During the hospital period, the implementation of breastfeeding and the old age of the mother are conducive to the choice of breastfeeding after discharge, while twin pregnancy, low education of the mother and premature infants of large gestational age are not conducive to the implementation of breastfeeding.