Correlates of Lactation in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Furman L, Minich N, Hack M. Pediatrics 2002; 109(4): e57 URL: www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/109/4/e57 •Prospective observational study of 87 mothers who intended to breastfeed their preterm infants –Mean B Wt: 1056 g and mean Gestational Age: 28 wks –Interviews at 3 wks after delivery, 35 wks CA, 40 wks CA, 4 mo CA •Results: –At Corrected Age (CA) of 40 wks: 34% still lactating –At CA 4 months: 16% still lactating and 14 % breastfeeding –After controlling for maternal age, race, marital status, maternal education, 5 factors associated with lactation beyond term: •-Initiation of breast pumping before 6 hrs postpartum •-Pumping milk ³ 5 times per day •-Kangaroo care •-Higher mean vol. of milk pumped at initial interview and 35 wks •-Putting the infant to breast by 35 wks CA Nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Children's Hospital Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services San Diego, CA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html