Human milk feeding and direct breastfeeding improve outcomes for infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease: Propensity score matched analysis of the NPC-QIC registry.

Kristin M ElgersmaJulian WolfsonJayne A FulkersonMichael K GeorgieffWendy S LoomanDiane L SpatzKavisha M ShahKaren UzarkAnne Chevalier McKechnie

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

There is a critical need for improved, condition-specific lactation support to address the low prevalence of human milk and breastfeeding for infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease.Increasing the dose and duration of human milk and direct breastfeeding has strong potential to substantially improve the health outcomes of these vulnerable infants.

Keyphrases

human milk
congenital heart disease
low birth weight
preterm infants
risk factors
preterm birth
type diabetes
heart failure
pulmonary artery
human health
atrial fibrillation
risk assessment