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J Hum Lact ; 28(2): 153-8, 2012 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22526343

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Rates of exclusive breastfeeding during the postpartum hospital stay are a key measure of quality maternity care. Often, however, concern for excessive in-hospital weight loss leads to formula supplementation of breastfed infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics defines 7% weight loss as acceptable for breastfed newborns regardless of mode of delivery. Typical weight loss in exclusively breastfed infants delivered by cesarean birth has not been studied nor have possible correlates of greater weight loss in this population. OBJECTIVES: To determine average weight loss in a cohort of exclusively breastfed infants delivered by cesarean birth and to identify correlates of greater than expected weight loss. METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart review of exclusively breastfed infants delivered via cesarean birth at a Baby-Friendly hospital between 2005 and 2007. Average weight loss was calculated, and multivariate regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: Average weight loss during the hospital stay in our cohort of 200 infants was 7.2% ± 2.1% of birth weight, slightly greater than the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline of 7%. Absence of labor prior to delivery was significantly associated with a greater percentage of weight loss (P = .0004), as were lower gestational age (P = .0004) and higher birth weight (P < .0001). Maternal age, gravity, parity, infant sex, Apgar scores, and prior cesarean birth were not significantly associated. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that for exclusively breastfed infants delivered by cesarean birth in a Baby-Friendly hospital, absence of labor prior to cesarean birth may be a previously unreported risk factor for greater than expected weight loss.


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Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Cesarean Section/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Weight Loss , Adult , Birth Weight , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Labor, Obstetric , Male , Pregnancy , Retrospective Studies
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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed ; 96(6): F461-6, 2011 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20688866

ABSTRACT

The breastfed infant with prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia can present a vexing clinical dilemma. Although it is a frequently observed and usually benign finding, prolonged jaundice in the breastfed newborn requires a thoughtful evaluation that excludes possible pathological aetiologies. While recommendations for the treatment of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in the first 7 days of life are straightforward, the approach to the breastfeeding infant with jaundice that persists beyond the immediate neonatal period is less clearly delineated. A sound understanding of bilirubin physiology and familiarity with current literature must guide the management of the otherwise well breastfeeding infant with prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia.


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Breast Feeding/adverse effects , Jaundice, Neonatal/etiology , Bilirubin/blood , Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency/complications , Hemolysis , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy , Prognosis , Terminology as Topic
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