Reported Adherence to the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding is Higher Among Baby-Friendly Hospitals

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OBJECTIVE: Quantify and compare reported breastfeeding support practices in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) and non-BFHI facilities.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.

SETTING: Regions across the US.

PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred and eighty-six facilities (110 BFHI and 176 non-BFHI) selected by a stratified (by hospital size) random sample of 50% BFHI and 50% non-BFHI facilities.

INTERVENTION: Emailed survey Fall 2019 through Spring 2020.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Reported adherence to the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

ANALYSIS: Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction, Pearson chi-square test of independence, and Fisher's exact test.

RESULTS: Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative facilities were more likely to report adherence to the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Only 2 of the reported steps were not significantly different: immediate postnatal care and responsive feeding.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This research supports breastfeeding support interventions within hospitals as both BFHI and non-BFHI facilities have room for improvement. Interventions targeting non-BFHI facilities are an opportunity to close the disparity in breastfeeding care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Journal of nutrition education and behavior - (2024) vom: 12. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thomsen, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez-Nahm, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Benjamin-Neelon, Sara E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Breast milk
Human milk
Infant formula
Journal Article
Rooming-in

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Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.jneb.2024.02.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369731298