Where does the time go? Temporal patterns of pumping behaviors in mothers of very preterm infants vary by sociodemographic and clinical factors
Aloka L. Patel,
Amelia Tan,
Amelia Bucek
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundMothers of very preterm (<32 weeks gestational age [GA]) infants are breast pump dependent and have shorter duration of milk provision than mothers of term infants. The opportunity (i.e., time) cost of pumping and transporting mother’s own milk (MOM) from home to the NICU may be a barrier. There is a paucity of data regarding how much time mothers actually spend pumping.ObjectiveTo investigate the variation in pumping behavior by postpartum week, maternal characteristics, and infant GA.Methods… Show more
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