“The benefits of breastfeeding (BF) are universally acknowledged. Breastmilk has nutritional, gastrointestinal, anti-infective, psychological, and long term benefits for intellectual development of the infant. Breastfeeding is one of the most cost-effective measures to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.

“In this pilot study, short term benefit in the form of significantly increased milk volumes during individual power pumping session was observed. However, power pumping
for 1 wk did not show a statistically significant improvement in the exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge in mothers of VLBW infants with low milk output compared to routine
pumping.”

Kalathingal, T., et al (2023). Comparison of two pumping strategies to improve exclusive breastfeeding at discharge in mothers of VLBW infants with low milk output-a pilot randomized controlled trial. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1-7.

Yourkavitch, J., Rasmussen, K. M., Pence, B. W., Aiello, A., Ennett, S., Bengtson, A. M., … & Robinson, W. (2018). Early, regular breast-milk pumping may lead to early breast-milk feeding cessation. Public health nutrition, 21(9), 1726-1736.

Mago-Shah, D. D., Athavale, K., Fisher, K., Heyward, E., Tanaka, D., & Cotten, C. M. (2023). Early pumping frequency and coming to volume for mother’s own milk feeding in hospitalized infants. Journal of perinatology, 43(5), 629-634.

Kuhnly, J. E. (2018). Sustained breastfeeding and related factors for late preterm and early term infants. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 32(2), 175-188.

Median-Poeliniz, C., Hoban, R., Signorile, M., Janes, J., Fan, S., & Meier, P. P. (2024). Early Pumping Behaviors Predict Pumped Milk Volume, Achievement of Secretory Activation and Coming to Volume in Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants.

Hoban, R., Medina-Poeliniz, C., Signorile, M., Janes, J., Fan, C. P. S., & Meier, P. P. (2024). Early postpartum pumping behaviors, pumped milk volume, and achievement of secretory activation in breast pump-dependent mothers of preterm infants. Journal of Perinatology, 1-10.