Sentences with phrase «infants at discharge»
They should establish a national system for monitoring the attainment of their targets, and they should develop indicators such as the prevalence of exclusively breastfed infants at discharge from maternity services, and the prevalence of exclusively breastfed infants at four months of age.
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In the Loire Infant Follow - Up Team (LIFT) study of 1733 babies in 2008, only 16 % were breastfeeding at time of discharge from hospital.
All infants who meet one of the following criteria at time of discharge should undergo a Car Seat Challenge:
The authors describe how 90 % of mothers initiate breastfeeding at birth, yet very quickly after hospital discharge these rates fall and neither exclusive breastfeeding, nor duration, come close to the WHO / UNICEF infant feeding recommendations.
Back in April, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen wagged its finger at hospitals for being complicit in unethical marketing of the formula products, and so called for healthcare facilities to «immediately discontinue the distribution of commercial infant formula manufacturer discharge bags.»
Malcolm, W., Gantz, M., Martin, R., Goldstein, R., Goldberg, R., and Cotten, C. «Use of Medications for Gastroesophageal Reflux at Discharge Among Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.»
Bull, Marilyn MD and Engle, William MD. «Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge.»
Hospital Discharge Bags and Breastfeeding at 6 Months: Data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study
«the early, prolonged, and continuous skin - to - skin contact between the mother (or substitute) and her low birth weight infant, both in hospital and after early discharge, until at least the 40th week of postnatal gestation age, with ideally exclusive breastfeeding and proper follow - up» (Cattaneo, Davanzo, Uxa 1998).
To achieve BFHI accreditation, health facilities must demonstrate a rate of at least 75 % exclusive breastfeeding among mothers at discharge, adherence to the International Code of Marketing Breast - milk Substitutes and successful implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, as defined by the joint WHO / UNICEF statement, «Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding: The special role of maternity services», which state that every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infants should:
Additionally, it has been shown that early discharge of low - weight infants (at 4 pounds or less), leads to faster weight increases as well as longer breastfeeding with no decline in health or survival rates.
To discharge the infants from neonatal ICU, proper nutrition has to be established that has to be continued by the parents at their home.
There was no loss to follow - up at 6 months after discharge or up to weaning in the remaining infants.
Randomised trials that evaluate a policy of early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and infants born at term
Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; gestational ages and birthweights of the infants; breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman).
However, the transition from bottle or alternative feeding methods to breastfeeding may be problematic and involve decisions about when and how to make the transition, particularly if the infants are discharged at different times (Bennington 2011; Gromada 1998).
The study authors provided data from multiples for infant morbidity (jaundice, infant feeding difficulty, weight loss, dehydration, illness not related to jaundice / feeding, ER visit, and hospitalisation) at two weeks after discharge, and two months after discharge, and measures ofmaternal satisfaction (amount of information on feeding your baby, clarity of information on feeding your baby, amount of help with feeding your baby, and total satisfaction with care), assessed in hospital, two weeks after discharge, and two months after discharge.
Women who give birth in a hospital to a healthy infant that weighs at least 2500 g at term (37 to 42 weeks) and are deemed eligible for «early discharge»
Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; GAs and birthweights of the infants; breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman)
A later study confirmed this.70 Length of stay is reduced for infants who cup - feed.71 Preterm newborns are more likely to be exclusively breastfeeding at discharge when they have been cup - fed rather than bottle - fed.65
A few studies have supported the utility of test weights in preterm infants: these include a Swedish study favorably comparing babies cared for in NICUs using test weights vs NICUs that did not (earlier attainment of exclusive breastfeeding and earlier discharge) as well as a small study from the illustrious LCs at my own institution describing the development of a technique for accurately performing test weights.
In its 2012 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that «All breastfeeding newborn infants should be seen by a pediatrician at three to five days of age, which is within 48 to 72 hours after discharge from the hospital.»
Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants at hospital discharge.
Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.
§ Model policy elements are 1) in - service training, 2) prenatal breastfeeding classes, 3) asking about mothers» feeding plans, 4) initiating breastfeeding within one hour of uncomplicated vaginal birth, 5) initiating breastfeeding after recovery for uncomplicated Cesarean sections and / or showing mothers how to express milk and maintain lactation if separated from infant, 6) giving only breast milk to breastfed infants, 7) rooming - in 24 hr / day, 8) breastfeeding on demand, 9) no pacifier use by breastfed infants, 10) referral of mothers with breastfeeding problems and / or referral of mothers to appropriate breastfeeding resources at discharge.
A history of mental health disorder, decreased perception of maternal well - being, decreased maternal comfort regarding her infant, and decreased perception of family cohesion were also associated with possible depression at one month post discharge.»
In a randomized controlled trial with follow - up at ages 7.5 — 8 years (16) and ages 13 — 16 years (15), preterm infants were randomly assigned to donated, banked breast milk or preterm formula (either as the sole diet or a supplement to mother's milk) until they weighed 2,000 g or were discharged to home.
Information about medical conditions that the woman experienced during pregnancy and the delivery and characteristics of her infant at birth was obtained via linkage between the subject's Civil Person's Registry number and the Danish National Hospital Discharge Register.
Sixty infants survived to hospital discharge and more than half of the survivors evaluated at 18 to 22 months had little to no neurological complications.
«We found mothers with a previous mental health disorder and experiencing negative perceptions of herself and her infant at NICU discharge were at increased risk for depression one month post discharge, regardless of the infant's gestational age at birth,» explained Hawes.
A history of mental health disorder, decreased perception of maternal well - being, decreased maternal comfort regarding her infant, and decreased perception of family cohesion were also associated with possible depression at one month post discharge.»
The adjusted risk of death before hospital discharge and the risk of death at seven and 30 days after invasive infection were similar between infants with invasive MSSA infection and invasive MRSA infection, the results indicate.
Two further qualitative studies report a Care by Parent discharge programme and describe how the mother can stay in the same room or in a room close to her preterm infant, assuming all of the aspects of care but with help at hand if needed.71 72 Mothers reported that it gave them the opportunity to test reality and bridge the gap between hospital and home, thereby gaining confidence in taking their infant home, and it helped mothers to feel they were part of a proper family and to promote their «ownership» of the infant.
However, the outcomes were measured only 1 — 2 weeks after the baby was born (1 +).12 The introduction of the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale programme in the NICU made no significant difference to parental stress levels and maternal — infant interactions when assessed at discharge and at 3 months after discharge (1 +).20 One RCT found that coaching parents on how to interact with their preterm infant made no difference to knowledge of care, sensitivity to the infant or satisfaction in parenting compared with the control group (1 ---RRB-.21 However, this may have been confounded by the amount of contact that the control mothers had with the researchers, as these mothers reported that they enjoyed having someone show an interest in them.