Table 4 Feeding practices and breastfeeding education and support
From: Successful breastfeeding following a level II NICU stay in Qatar – a longitudinal study
Parameters: | Numbers (%) | Feeding practices at discharge, number (%) | Feeding practices at 4 weeks, number (%) | Feeding practices at 8 weeks, number (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast milk only | Infant formula only | Any breast milk | Breast milk only | Infant formula only | Any breast milk | Breast milk only | Infant formula only | Any breast milk | ||
BF advice done | 347 / 364 (95.3) | 70 / 73 (95.8) | 56 / 58 (96) | 221 / 233 (95) | 188 / 197 (95) | 20 / 21 (95) | 139 / 146 (95) | 145 / 153 (95) | 51 / 54 (94) | 151 / 157 (96) |
Advised by doctor | 242 / 364 (66.4) | 47 / 73 (64.3) | 34 / 58 (59) | 161 / 233 (69) | 127 / 197 (64) | 14 / 21 (67) | 101 / 146 (69) | 93/153 (61) | 37 / 54 (68) | 112 / 157 (71) |
Advised by nurse | 327 / 364 (89.8) | 68 / 73 (93.1) | 52 / 58 (90) | 207 / 233 (89) | 178 / 197 (90) | 18 / 21 (86) | 131 / 146 (90) | 135 / 153 (88) | 45 / 54 (83) | 147 / 157 (94) |
Timing of education | Prepartum 167 / 347 (48) | 30 / 70 (42.8) | 29 / 56 (52) | 108 / 221 (49 | 97 / 188 (51) | 10 / 20 (50) | 60 / 139 (43) | 75 / 145 (52) | 21 / 51 (41) | 71 / 15 1 (47) |
Postpartum 70 / 347 (50) | 35 / 70 (50) | 26 / 56 (46) | 109 / 221 (49) | 84 / 188 (45) | 9 / 20 (45) | 77 / 139 (55) | 67 / 145 (46) | 30 / 51 (59) | 73 / 151 (48) | |
Both 10 / 347 (2.8) | 5 / 70 (7.1) | 1 / 56 (1.7) | 4 / 221 (1.8) | 7 / 188 (3.7) | 1 / 20 (5) | 2 / 139 (1.4) | 3 / 145 (2) | 0 / 51 (0) | 7 / 151 (4.6) | |
Mode of education | Verbal 301 / 348 (86.4) | 61 / 70 (87.7) | 50 / 56 (89) | 190 / 222 (85) | 165 / 188 (88) | 13 / 20 (65) | 123 / 140 (88) | 123 / 145 (85) | 47 / 51 (92) | 131 / 152 (86) |
Written & verbal 47 / 348 (13.5) | 9 / 70 (12.8) | 6 / 56 (10.6) | 32 / 222 (14) | 23 / 188 (12.2) | 7 / 20 (35) | 17 / 140 (12.1) | 22 / 145 (15.4) | 4 / 51 (7.8) | 21 / 152 (13.6) | |
Follow up education BF | 220 / 364 (60.4) | 45 / 73 (61.6) | 31 / 58 (53) | 144 / 233 (62) | 128 / 197 (65) | 15 / 21 (71) | 77 / 146 (53) | 96 / 153 (63) | 28 / 54 (52) | 96 / 157 (61) |
BF support by family | 333 / 364 (91.5) | 67 / 73 (91.7) | 55 / 58 (95) | 211 / 233 (90) | 181 / 197 (92) | 16 / 21 (76) | 136 / 146 (93) | 138 / 153 (90) | 49 / 54 (91) | 146 / 157 (93) |
BF support by friend | 72 / 364 (19.8) | 16 / 73 (21.9) | 10 / 58 (17) | 46 / 233 (19.7) | 46 / 197 (23.) | 1 / 21 (4.7) | 25 / 146 (17) | 31 / 153 (20) | 8 / 54 (15) | 33 / 157 (21) |
BF support by staff | 222 / 364 (61) | 46 / 73 (63) | 27 / 58 (46) | 149 / 233 (64) | 119 / 197 (60) | 10 / 21 (48) | 93 / 146 (64) | 86 / 153 (56) | 26 / 54 (48) | 110 / 157 (70) |
Visit from NICU to encourage BF | 183 / 364 (50) | 40 / 73 (54.7) | 31 / 58 (53) | 112 / 233 (48) | 95 / 197 (48) | 12 / 21 (57) | 76 / 146 (52) | 67 / 153 (44) | 28 / 54 (52) | 88 / 157 (56) |