Breastfeeding Rates at the Department of Neonatology of University Hospital Cologne

University Hospital of Cologne450 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study is to measure the breastfeeding success for all preterm and term newborns in our department of neonatology during the hospital stay and at the age of six months.

A score was established which combines information on breastfeeding rate and breastmilk feeding rate, and used to monitor daily breastfeeding success.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

450

Conditions

Newborn

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 7 Days

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Inborn or referred to our Department of Neonatology in the first week of life * Informed consent of both parents or legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: * No informed consent of parent or legal guardian.

Locations (1)

Neonatology at University Hospital of Cologne

Cologne, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Breastfeeding Rate

A score was established wich combines informations on breastfeeding rate and breastmilk rate into one value. Of special interest was the score at discharge from the neonatologic center.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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