Table 3.
Provider engagement, lactation support, and maternal breastfeeding preference.
| LLC (n = 219) |
Non-LLC (n = 176) |
Total (n = 395) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (days that service was given) | |||
| Physical therapy visits | 0.57 ± 0.88 | 0.47 ± 0.67 | 0.52 ± 0.79 |
| Occupational therapy skin-to-skin ** | 0.14 ± 0.42 | 0.01 ± 0.11 | 0.08 ± 0.32 |
| Lactation consults * | 0.33 ± 0.58 | 0.51 ± 0.72 | 0.41 ± 0.65 |
| Speech therapy | 0.28 ± 0.9 | 0.22 ± 0.68 | 0.26 ± 0.81 |
| Breast pump provided n (%) ** | |||
| Yes | 100 (46) | 102 (58) | 202 (51) |
| No | 64 (29) | 61 (35) | 125 (32) |
| Breastmilk preference (prenatal) n (%) ** | |||
| Prefers breastfeeding | 96 (44) | 111 (63) | 207 (52) |
| Refused breastfeeding | 16 (7) | 17 (10) | 33 (8) |
| Consult but no BF preference | 26 (12) | 5 (3) | 31 (8) |
| No consult | 81 (37) | 43 (24) | 124 (31) |
| Breastmilk preference (NICU consult) n (%) | |||
| Prefers breastfeeding | 20 (9) | 18 (10) | 38 (10) |
| Refused breastfeeding | 3 (1) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1) |
| Consult but no BF preference | 7 (3) | 8 (5) | 15 (4) |
| No consult | 189 (86) | 149 (87) | 338 (86) |
BF = breastfeeding (used interchangeably in this article with breastmilk), LLC = life-limiting condition, Non-LLC = non-life-limiting condition. Variables marked with * reflect p < 0.05 difference between LLC and control groups, variables marked with ** reflect p < 0.001.