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  • Public Health
  • Health Professions Education
  • Maternal and Child Health

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  • Facility-based breastfeeding counselling (BFC) is crucial for infant nutrition.
  • Mentorship programs can enhance healthcare worker skills and confidence.
  • Assessing the feasibility and impact of BFC mentorship is important for improving maternal and child health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the feasibility of a facility-based BFC mentorship program.
  • To evaluate the program's effect on mentee confidence in providing BFC.
  • To assess client perceptions of BFC after the mentorship intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A 4-month mixed-methods study was conducted at Mbagathi County Referral Hospital, Kenya.
  • The intervention involved training mentors and mentees, with ongoing mentorship activities.
  • Data were collected through surveys, interviews, and focus groups with health workers and clients.

Main Results:

  • The program achieved high mentee retention (90.5%) and maintained mentee knowledge.
  • Mentees showed significant improvement in confidence counselling on breastfeeding and infant feeding (67% to 95%).
  • Clients reported increased knowledge from BFC, improved treatment, and reduced mistreatment and discrimination.

Conclusions:

  • Facility-based BFC mentorship is feasible and effective in improving health worker confidence.
  • Supportive leadership, appropriate mentor-mentee matching, and flexible approaches are key to successful implementation.
  • The program positively impacted client experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding support.