Breastfeeding in crisis: Survey results of the baby-friendly hospital initiative
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Breastfeeding in crisis: survey results of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
OBJECTIVE To assess current breastfeeding practices in hospital in South Africa. DESIGN Survey conducted by means of a postal questionnaire for hospitals and a questionnaire based on the baby-friendly initiative action folder for mothers. SETTING All private and provincial hospitals according to the 1992 address list supplied by the Department of National Health: Readers of "Living and Lovi...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding practices among newborns admitted to a neonatal unit, during hospitalization and during the first six months of life. METHODS The medical records of all newborns admitted to the neonatal unit of a teaching hospital in 1994 (N=285) and 1998 (N=368) were reviewed, and information on the infants' feeding p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Curationis
سال: 1995
ISSN: 2223-6279,0379-8577
DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v18i3.1361