Researchers’ Work from East Carolina University Focuses on Managed Care (Impact of Insurance Status On Initiation of Breast Milk Feeding Among Infants With Cl +/- P): Managed Care

2022 APR 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news reporting originating in Greenville, North Carolina, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To evaluate rates of breast milk feeding among infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL +/- P) enrolled in Medicaid compared to Private Insurance/Self-Pay. This was a population-based retrospective cohort study.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from East Carolina University, “The 2018 US National Vital Statistics System-Natality component (NVSS-N) was used to examine nationwide birth certificate data. Infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate and either Medicaid or Private Insurance/Self-Pay were included. Breast milk feeding rates among infants with CL +/- P, as a function of insurance status. Chi-square tests of independence revealed that of 896 infants with CL +/- P and insured by Medicaid, 527 (58.8%) were breast milk fed at discharge. Of 865 infants with CL +/- P and insured by Private Insurance/Self-Pay, 621 (71.8%) were breast milk fed at discharge. Using logistic regression models and controlling for baseline demographic differences, results indicated that infants with CL +/- P in the Medicaid group had reduced odds of breast milk feeding compared to the Private Insurance/Self-Pay group (OR = 0.08; 95% CI 0.56, 0.96). Breast milk support services are often necessary for the initiation of breast milk feeding among infants with CL +/- P. However, these resources are likely not as readily available for those enrolled in Medicaid. These results suggest that infants with CL +/- P, enrolled in Medicaid, may experience reduced breast milk feeding rates due to limited resources to initiate breast milk feeding.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Factors that may promote breast milk feeding among this population are discussed.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Impact of Insurance Status On Initiation of Breast Milk Feeding Among Infants With Cl +/- P. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2022:105566562210875. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Patrick M. Briley, East Carolina University, College of Allied Health Science, Dept. of Communications Sciences and Disorders, 3310AC Hlth Sci Bldg, Ms 668, Greenville, NC 27858, United States. Additional authors for this research include Gabrielle Stowe, Eshan P. Schleif and Jamie L. Perry.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656221087553. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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