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Table 7 Summary of a few studies with NICU post-discharge breastfeeding rates

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

  1. NICU neonatal intensive care unit, USA United States of America