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A Tale of Two Baby-Friendly Hospitals: Comparison of a Military and a Civilian Experience
Melissa V Terry1, Courtney Barnes1, Katie Beal1
11 Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri Women's and Children's Hospital , Columbia, Missouri.
Objective:
To compare and contrast military hospital and civilian hospital experiences of achieving Baby-Friendly designation, and to examine administration and staff responses as well as institutional and patient postimplementation outcomes.
Materials And Methods:
Staff, administration, and chairs of Baby-Friendly committees at both hospitals were interviewed.
Conclusion:
Motivating factors and perceived administrative support were similar at both institutions. Both sites saw an increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates upon discharge to a rate of 80-90%, and both noted an overall increase in delivery rates, which may also be attributed to achieving Baby-Friendly designation. Significant differences included the amount of time it took to achieve Baby-Friendly status, the number of specialties represented on the Baby-friendly committee, the percentage of employees who received training, pediatrics involvement and support, and funding sources for staff training.
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