Breastfeeding initiation among women with preeclampsia with and without severe features

• DOI: 10.3233/npm-200508
• Publication Date: 2020-12-15T17:51:45Z
• Authors: L. Cordero; M.R. Stenger; M.B. Landon; C.A. Nankervis
• Keywords: Hospital discharge

Timely delivery and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) are mainstay in the treatment of preeclampsia with severe features (PWSF). Premature delivery, severity illness mother-infant separation may increase risk for breastfeeding (BF) initiation failure.To compare BF among women late-onset PWSF treated MgSO4 to without (WOSF) who did not receive MgSO4.Retrospective study 158 104 WOSF delivered at ≥34 weeks. Intention BF, formula feed (FF) or partially was declared prenatally. At discharge, exclusive included direct expressed breast milk (EBM).PWSF groups were similar age, race, obstetric history. WSOF differed primiparity (65 & 51%), late preterm births (73 vs 15%), admission NICU (44 &17%) mother (5 4d) infant (6 3d) hospital stay. Both intention (80 84%), FF (16 13%) 5%). (37 39%), partial (33 31%) (30 30%) similar. Exclusive group 43% 28% EBM 29% alone whereas 93% 7% EBM.BF rates enabled infants exclusively discharge.