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Objective:  To evaluate breastfeeding intent, rates at discharge, and continued breastfeeding at follow-up in patients managed in a comprehensive cardio-obstetrics program stratified by severity of maternal cardiac disease. Study Design:  Retrospective cohort of patients managed by a comprehensive cardio-obstetrics program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Patients were included if they had ≥1 prenatal visit with the Cardio-Obstetrics team and delivered at UAB. The primary outcome was the breastfeeding rate on discharge from the delivery-associated hospitalization. Secondary outcomes included intent to breastfeed on admission and breastfeeding at the postpartum visit. Baseline characteristics and rates were compared between patients with less severe (mWHO I – II/III) vs. more severe (mWHO III – IV) maternal cardiac disease. Results:  147 patients were included: 85 (57.8%) mWHO class I – II and 62 (42.2%) mWHO class III–IV. Patients with more severe maternal cardiac disease had higher rates of chronic hypertension (22.6% vs. 9.4%;  p  = 0.027), lower gestational age at delivery (36.4 vs 37.7 weeks;  p  = 0.008), and higher rates of NICU admission (31.2% vs. 14.1%;  p  = 0.013). There were no significant differences between mWHO class I-II vs. mWHO class III-IV in intent to breastfeed upon admission to the delivery-associated hospitalization (84.7% vs. 82.3%;  p  = 0.67), breastfeeding rates upon discharge from the delivery-associated hospitalization (90.6% vs. 87.1%;  p  = 0.50), or breastfeeding rates at the postpartum visit (54.1% vs. 48.5%;  p  = 0.60). Conclusions:  Despite potential barriers in this high-risk population, over 85% of patients breastfed upon discharge from the delivery-associated hospitalization. However, breastfeeding rates dropped by 40% at the postpartum visit. Strategies to support breastfeeding in the post-partum period in patients with maternal cardiac disease are imperative.

Breastfeeding practices among patients managed by a comprehensive cardio-obstetrics program