Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight
infants at hospital discharge.
Bull, Marilyn MD and Engle, William MD. «Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight
Infants at Hospital Discharge.»
Not exact matches
In the Loire
Infant Follow - Up Team (LIFT) study of 1733 babies in 2008, only 16 % were breastfeeding
at time of
discharge from
hospital.
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.»
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).
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
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
hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality,
Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per
Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman).
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)
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.»
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.
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.