OBJECTIVE To determine changes in the breastfeeding practices of mothers after receiving counseling on 'Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding' as defined by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative comparing baby friendly hospitals (BFHs) and non-baby-friendly hospitals in Sindh, Pakistan. METHODS The observational study was conducted from June 2007 to June 2009 in randomly selected baby-friendl...

OBJECTIVE to explore the pattern and experiences of breast-feeding practices among diabetic women. DESIGN retrospective cohort study using maternal records and postal questionnaires in a Baby-Friendly hospital. PARTICIPANTS diabetic mothers including women with gestational diabetes, and type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. FINDINGS from the total group of respondents, 81.9% intended to breast ...

The Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human has led to increased recognition of the problem of safety in the U.S. health system [1]. Subsequent studies have continued to document the need for improvement [2]. The next step in the process of improving safety in health care is to move from theoretical recognition of problems to implementation of practical initiatives that decrease adverse cl...

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the earth to secure the best for her baby. However, are mothers aware that the ability to provide the best form of nurture to their children has always lain in their own hands, and is instinctive? This is what Dr Patricia Ip has been trying hard to protect— breastfeeding as a fundamental human right. “Breastfeeding is much more than providing nutrition—it is inherently a form of nurturing exerc...

Background: Norway has since 1994 supported health care directed towards breastfeeding and the wellbeing of mothers and babies during pregnancy and childbirth, and the immediate post-partum period in Northwest Russia. After five years of implementing the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 1994-1999 positive changes with increasing breastfeeding rates can be documented. While the BFHI conc...

This paper focuses on initiatives to improve infant health, as they developed in Norway especially during the interwar period. Falling birth rates were felt as a menace to the survival of the nation and specific initiatives were taken to oppose it. But crises engendered by the reduction in fertility strengthened opportunities for introducing policies to help the fewer children born survive and ...

Introduction: Clinical policies of “10 steps of breast feeding” proposed by World Health Organization (WHO) can promote breast feeding. The goal of this study was to evaluate breast feeding in the first hour after birth and its relation to the influencing factors. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data is related to mothers and infants referring to two baby friendly hospi...

Breastfeeding has important consequences for women’s health, including lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers as well as type 2 diabetes. Although most pregnant women want to breastfeed, a majority encounter difficulties and are not able to breastfeed as long as they want. Routine maternity care practices can pose significant barriers to successful breastfeeding. To address these practices, C...