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[Promoting breastfeeding].

Cecilia Ruiz Ferrón1, Jorge Romero Martínez, Nuria Barberá Rubini

  • 1Hospital Universitario de Valme.

Revista De Enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain)
|September 19, 2003
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Breastfeeding is ideal for newborns, but hospital stays hinder it. A new health education program aims to promote breastfeeding during hospital care for better maternal and infant health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics
  • Maternal Health

Context:

  • Maternal breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the optimal infant feeding method until six months.
  • Breastfeeding rates, after a decline, are slowly recovering, with an 80% initial predisposition in Spain.
  • Hospital admission negatively impacts breastfeeding initiation and continuation, despite existing support initiatives.

Purpose:

  • To design and implement a health education program to promote breastfeeding.
  • To address the negative impact of hospital admission on breastfeeding practices.
  • To support exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age.

Summary:

  • The study introduces a health education program designed for hospital settings to encourage breastfeeding.

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  • The program aims to counteract the detrimental effects of hospitalization on breastfeeding mothers and infants.
  • It seeks to reinforce the WHO's recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding.

    • Impact:

    • Aims to improve breastfeeding rates and duration in hospital settings.
    • Contributes to better maternal and infant health through enhanced breastfeeding support.
    • Provides a model for health education interventions in clinical environments.