Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on breastfeeding during and at discharge from neonatal care: An observational cohort study.

Importance: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown, changes in the visiting rules in neonatal units might have affected the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding.

Objective: To investigate the effects of the implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK on mother's own milk (MOM) feeding in hospital and at the time of discharge in two UK neonatal units.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using routinely recorded data from electronic patient records.

Anti-reflux medication use in preterm infants.

Background: Current recommendations do not support the use of anti-reflux medications to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) among preterm infants.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of GORD and the use of anti-reflux medications amongst very preterm infants (<32 weeks' gestational age (GA)) in neonatal units in England and Wales.

Design: Retrospective cohort study using the National Neonatal Research Database.