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Antenatal Milk Expression as a Lactation Support Intervention for Parents of Infants With Severe Birth Defects: A Case Series

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, ISSN: 1550-5073, Vol: 36, Issue: 4, Page: E25-E30
2022
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    Usage
  • 22
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
  • 4
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    5
    • Citation Indexes
      5
  • Captures
    22
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1
  • Social Media
    4
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      4
      • Facebook
        4

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Background: A diet high in parent's own milk (parental milk) is a lifesaving intervention for critically ill infants. Lactating parents whose infants are born with birth defects that require surgical repair (surgical infants) shortly after birth often struggle to initiate and maintain a milk supply that meets their infant's nutritional needs. Antenatal milk expression has been identified as a safe, feasible, and potentially effective strategy that promotes parents' direct chest/breastfeeding or milk expression (lactation) confidence and helps parents attain their lactation goals. Two cases are presented to illustrate the potential for using antenatal milk expression as a lactation support intervention for parents of surgical infants. Case Presentation: Cases were drawn from a pilot study exploring the feasibility of implementing antenatal milk expression among pregnant parents of surgical infants. Participants were healthy women recruited after 30 weeks of gestation who received a fetal diagnosis of a complex congenital heart defect. Despite variability in clinical course and length of stay, parental milk was provided for the duration of each infant's hospitalization. Participant perceptions of antenatal milk expression varied. Conclusion: More research is needed to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and parent or provider perceptions of antenatal milk expression as a lactation support intervention for parents of surgical infants.

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