Relationship Between Maternal COVID-19 Infection and In-Hospital Exclusive Breastfeeding for Term Newborns.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
; 51(5): 517-525, 2022 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1851611
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the relationship between maternal COVID-19 infection and the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding for term newborns.DESIGN:
Retrospective descriptive quantitative.SETTING:
A large, urban hospital with more than 6,000 births annually. SAMPLE Term newborns born between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 (N = 6,151).METHODS:
We retrospectively extracted data from electronic health records to evaluate the relationship of maternal COVID-19 infection with the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding using univariate analysis and logistic regression models. The covariates included insurance type, race/ethnicity, glucose gel administration, length of stay, newborn gestational age, newborn birth weight, and maternal COVID-19 infection.RESULTS:
Maternal COVID-19 infection was not significantly related to the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding (p = .138) after adjustment for covariates in the logistic regression model. However, when newborns who received pasteurized donor human milk supplementation were excluded from the logistic regression model, maternal COVID-19 infection significantly decreased the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding (p = .043).CONCLUSION:
Maternal COVID-19 infection was not significantly related to the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding when newborns received donor human milk supplementation. Access to donor human milk for supplementation for term newborns may protect the odds of in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Feeding
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Gynecology
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Obstetrics
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Perinatology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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