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Breastfeeding Characteristics and Duration of Feeding Human Milk in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

Sarah M Russel1, Rachelle Lessen, Alisha J Rovner

  • 1Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark (Mss Russel and Delahanty and Drs Rovner and Trabulsi); Department of Lactation, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Ms Lessen); and Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment, Pueblo, Colorado (Ms Hollowell).

The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
|April 28, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Mothers of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) who perceived insufficient milk experienced shorter exclusive human milk feeding. Supporting milk production is key for these infants.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Neonatology
  • Lactation Science

Background:

  • Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) can breastfeed.
  • Factors influencing human milk feeding in infants with CHD are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate breastfeeding characteristics.
  • To determine relationships between characteristics and human milk feeding exclusivity and duration in infants with CHD.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of breastfeeding data from 75 infants with CHD.
  • Study focused on human milk type and infant growth in the first year.

Main Results:

  • Mothers reporting insufficient milk led to shorter exclusive human milk feeding duration (P = .04).
  • Average daily milk volume at 1 month correlated positively with exclusive and any human milk feeding duration (β = .07, P = .04).

Conclusions:

  • Future support for human milk feeding in infants with CHD should focus on enhancing milk production.
  • Strategies to maximize human milk production are recommended.
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