The influences of the establishment of breast milk bank to the premature infants in the hospital

Abstract

Objective To discuss the influences of the establishment of breast milk bank to the premature infants in the hospital. Methods The clinical datas of 239 premature infants admitted in NICU from Feb 2017 to Jan 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Dividing them into two groups, one was control group that the premature infants born before the establishment of breast milk bank, the other was observation group that the premature infants born after that. Both groups were taken the same treatment; and fed the autogenous breast milk or donated breast milk or premature milk based on the intention of infant′s family. Results In observation group,the breastfeeding rate was 67.5% (85/126),the average hospital-stay time was (24.5±4.4) days.But in control group, the breastfeeding rate was 34.5% (39/113),the average hospital-stay time was (36.3±8.3) days, there were significant differences between the two groups(χ2=4.217, t=2.941, P<0.05) .The complications in observation group included necrotizing enterocolitis (5 cases),bronchopulmonary dysplasia(3 cases), retinopathy of prematurity (5 cases) and sepsis (6 cases), the incidence of which was lower than that in control group. But, there was statistical significance in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis only (χ2=3.989, 5.386, P<0.05). Conclusions The establishment of breast milk bank can help to improve the breastfeeding rate of premature infants,shorten the hospital-stay time,reduce the incidence of NEC and sepsis,make premature infants recover more quickly. Key words: Intensive care units; Infant, premature; Breast milk bank; Breast feeding