From: Successful breastfeeding following a level II NICU stay in Qatar – a longitudinal study
Briere et al. [23] | 48% (At NICU discharge) 51% (1-month post-discharge) 26% (4 months corrected age) | Direct breastfeeding / at NICU discharge and follow up | 46 / Preterm < 32 weeks | USA |
Jiang and Jiang [24] | 19% (1 month) 17% (3 months) 10% (6 months) | NICU post-discharge follow up | 500 / preterm | Shanghai / China |
Powers et al. [25] | 49.7% (NICU at discharge) | NICU data | 42,891 / 124 NICUs | USA |
Balaminut et al. [26] | 31% (1 month) 9% (6 months) | Hospital discharge / interview and medical records | 84 / Preterm | Brazil |
Maastrup et al. [12] | 68% (at discharge) 13% (6 months) | NICU & post-discharge (Questionnaire) | 1488 / preterm | Denmark |
Kuan et al. [27] | 59% (4 weeks) 47% (8 weeks) | Telephone interview | 522 / women | USA |
Ericson et al. [28] | 64% (moderate preterm) and decreasing trend in all gestation | Neonatal quality register | 29,455 / preterm | Sweden |