Effect of a hospital policy of not accepting free infant formula on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration

To investigate the effect of public hospitals in Hong Kong not accepting free infant formula from manufacturers on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration. Prospective cohort study. In-patient postnatal units of four public hospitals in Hong Kong. Two cohorts of breast-feeding mother-infant pairs (n 2560). Cohort 1 (n 1320) was recruited before implementation of the policy to stop accepting free infant formula and cohort 2 (n 1240) was recruited after policy implementation. Participants were followed prospectively for 12 months or until they stopped breast-feeding. The mean number of formula supplements given to infants in the first 24 h was 2·70 (sd 3·11) in cohort 1 and 1·17 (sd 1·94) in cohort 2 (P<0·001). The proportion of infants who were exclusively breast-fed during the hospital stay increased from 17·7 % in cohort 1 to 41·3 % in cohort 2 (P<0·001) and the risk of breast-feeding cessation was significantly lower in cohort 2 (hazard ratio=0·81; 95 % CI 0·73, 0·90). Participants who non-exclusively breast-fed during the hospital stay had a significantly higher risk of stopping any or exclusive breast-feeding. Higher levels of formula supplementation also increased the risk of breast-feeding cessation in a dose-response pattern. After implementation of a hospital policy to pay market price for infant formula, rates of in-hospital formula supplementation were reduced and the rates of in-hospital exclusive breast-feeding and breast-feeding duration increased..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Public health nutrition - 18(2015), 14, Seite 2689

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tarrant, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Lok, Kris Yw [Sonstige Person]
Fong, Daniel Yt [Sonstige Person]
Lee, Irene Ly [Sonstige Person]
Sham, Alice [Sonstige Person]
Lam, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Wu, Kendra M [Sonstige Person]
Bai, Dorothy L [Sonstige Person]
Wong, Ka Lun [Sonstige Person]
Wong, Emmy My [Sonstige Person]
Chan, Noel Pt [Sonstige Person]
Dodgson, Joan E [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Breast-feeding
Formula supplementation
Hong Kong
Hospital practices
Infant feeding

doi:

10.1017/S1368980015000117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1960650165