Table 1.
Hospital rates of breastmilk feeding in very low birth weight infants vs. overall hospital breastfeeding rates.
| Level of care | Hospitals (n) | VLBW infants | Mean hospital VLBW breastmilk feeding rate (%) | SD | Overall number of infants | Mean hospital overall breastfee ding rate (%) | SD | r-square |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level IIIC/D (Regional) | 18 | 1,882 | 65% | 19% | 105,468 | 88% | 6% | 0.478 |
| Level IIIA/B (Community) | 69 | 3,821 | 62% | 19% | 396,289 | 86% | 8% | 0.316 |
| Level II (Intermediate) | 14 | 267 | 86% | 16% | 68,075 | 88% | 7% | 0.125 |
| Non-classified | 10 | 278 | 79% | 14% | 46,054 | 87% | 5% | 0.016 |
| Total | 111 | 6,248 | 67% | 20% | 615,886 | 87% | 8% | 0.257 |
SD: standard deviation; r-square represents correlation between breastmilk feeding of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and overall hospital breastfeeding rates.