Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Is Started By The World Health Organization

AHRQ. (2009). Breastfeeding, Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes. Retrieved January 22, 2015, from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://archive.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/brfouttp.htm

Rationale: For first time mother breastfeeding can become a frustrating duty when they do not have the necessary resources available for them to use. The mother may be able to properly breastfeed her infant while at the hospital with the lactational consultant and nursing staff at her bedside helping her. Yet when she goes home with the newborn, she may be discouraged to breastfeed the infant because difficulties may arise . As a result, it is necessary for the mother to have at her disposition resources that she can utilize if need it. La Leche League is an excellent resource that supports mothers who are breastfeeding. Also, lactational consultants are great at providing help for mothers who are breastfeeding. Mothers can join support groups where they can openly talk about everything concerning breastfeeding their infants (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, and Alden, 2012).

Every mother of a newborn baby must make a very personal decision when it comes to how they are going to feed their infant. I was faced with that decision 3 years ago when I had my first son who I named Ethen. It was one of the very hardest decisions I had to make. I had to consider all the good benefits of breast feeding as well as the benefits of formula bottle-feeding, but the good benefits of breastfeeding outnumbered the bottle feeding ones. I finally decided that breast feeding was the best option for my son and for myself, after extensive research on breastfeeding as well as formula feeding, and also taking a breastfeeding class where I received a lot of information which helped me

Lactation consultants are a vital part of the healthcare system. Together with the rest of the healthcare team they make sure that mother and baby's care as a breastfeeding pair is complete. The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant represents the "gold standard" in lactation consultant credentialing. Lactation consultants who carry the credentials IBCLC behind their names are specially trained and qualified to assist with every aspect of breastfeeding. I chose the topic of lactation consulting because I feel strongly about being a breastfeeding advocate. I believe that those in the healthcare field, especially the people involved in woman’s health and pediatrics should be knowledgeable

Since the women in the experimental group were matched with a control subject, age, education, and employment status were similar in both groups. Results from the pretest scores revealed no significant differences in breastfeeding knowledge. However, women in the experimental group scored higher at three days postpartum. With regards to breastfeeding attitudes, no great differences were noted in the pretest between both groups. At three days postpartum, the experimental group had remarkably higher attitude scores than the control group. No significant difference was seen in problems with breastfeeding between both groups at 3 days and one month postpartum. Data showed that women in the experimental group were significantly more satisfied with breastfeeding and had a higher rate of exclusive breastfeeding. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding was highest in the experimental group at three days postpartum and remained higher than the control group at one month postpartum. This study showed that a structured prenatal breastfeeding program is

If you switch on your television, you will definitely be bombarded with a wide variety of formula milk advertisements.These advertisements boasted their products that they can provide the best nutrition to babies and help babies develop a good health and a wholesome brain.However,with just a few click on your computer, you will find a treasure :breastmilk, which is more nutritious and beneficial to babies’ development.Yet,most of the mothers still choose to feed their babies with formula milk.Breastfeeding should be a mandatory feeding method in infancy in that breastfeeding is of enormous benefit to children health development, mothers’ body recovery and it helps build a bonding between mother and babies.

In the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services works tirelessly in order to improve the conditions for newborn infants. Their goal is to provide essential human services, as well as protect the health for all Americans. Specifically, the area of infant health focuses on the period of rapid development from birth to one year age. The factors that contribute to infant health is not only attributed to the child, but also extends to the health of the mother and their family support system as well. This area of healthcare is extremely important because it ensures the future health of the next generation. Infant health has many external factors, such as social, economic, and biological, that influence the well-being of the

Of particular concern is women and maternal health in Ethiopia. According to the millennium goal developments, the fifth goal is to reduce maternal mortality rate by 75% by 2015. One reason that maternal health needs to be increased in Ethiopia is because of the large amount of women who die each year. According to Skolnik (2012), the highest maternal mortality ratios are in sub-Saharan Africa, where there are 940 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. This means that a woman in some countries of sub-Saharan countries of Africa such as Ethiopia face 250 times the risk of dying a maternal death as does a woman in the high-income countries. (Skolnik, 2012) There are many factors that come into play when looking at maternal health. Among the first are the nutritional status and general health status of the mothers, in addition there is a link between maternal death and the level of education and income of the mother (Skolnik, 2012, p. 191). In order to help reduce the high incidence of maternal mortality rate focus should be turned to wards identifying ways to improve the access to care for women who are pregnant. I believe this issue is the important to tackle because it can improve the prenatal care that women in Ethiopia receive resulting

All mothers have a choice in how they decide to raise their family. In the hospital, the health care team is supposed to be there in support to protect and to educate their patient, help them in identifying their rights, and educating them with proper and abundant information. The dilemma I am exploring specifically relates to the postpartum floor at Kaiser Walnut Creek, which is the idea of breastfeeding versus formula feeding. According to Healthy People 2020 as cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011, 81.9% of mothers breast-fed during the early postpartum period, 60.6% until 6 months, and 34.1% until 12 months. In addition to the increasing rate of breast-feeding, there are many benefits for the newborn, as well as the mother. The newborn will have passive immunity against infections, decreased rate of sudden infant death syndrome, reduced risk of allergies and asthma, and decreased incidence of diabetes mellitus and obesity later in the future. The mother will have easier postpartum weight loss and lessens bleeding, delayed fertility, and reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancer. In addition, breast-feeding is convenient and cost effective (Ladewig,

Culture plays a large role in the types of breastfeeding support the women of Somalia use. There is a lack of professional breastfeeding specialists as well as educational resources, which results in the lack of breastfeeding support (Waweru & Moloney, 2008). According to Pieh-Holder (2011), pregnant and lactating women do not have access to professional nutrition education and as a result will depend on individuals around them within their communities, such as grandmothers and traditional healers for advice on feeding and care for their infants (p. 196-201).

The rate of exclusive breast-feeding at OHSU before they implemented the new pacifier policy was 80%, however researchers were hoping to increase this percentage. By implementing this new policy the hospital was moving towards becoming a “Baby-Friendly” hospital. This term is only applicable to 10% of hospitals in the United States and not giving pacifiers to breast-fed babies is one of the ten steps required for this coveted certification. Researchers at OHSU were shocked to find that when they limited infant pacifier use exclusive breast-feeding rates decreased. Researchers discovered “after tracking 2,249 babies born between June 2010 and August 2011 [WANT TO DELETE they noted] that exclusive breast-feeding rates dropped from 79% of infants between July and November 2010 to 68% between January and August 2011” (Rochman, 2012 p. 1). The percentage of babies that only received formula remained consistent, while infants that required supplemental formula increased from 18% to 28%. Dr. Carrie Phillipi a Co-author of the study and associate professor of pediatrics at OHSU was really surprised at the effects of limiting pacifier use, she thought “limiting pacifier use would improve breast-feeding rates” (Rochman, 2012 p. 1). Dr. Phillipi presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric

As a post-partum nurse at a facility on its journey to obtain a Baby-Friendly recognition, I completed a 24 hour of a continue education course on breastfeeding, and shadowed a lactation consultant during orientation as a requirement to work in the unit. In 1991, the World Health Organization and the United National International Children’s Emergency Found created the Baby Friendly global recognition program for hospitals and birth facilities. This recognition is awarded to facilities that promote and support breastfeeding, while complying with the “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” and the “International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes”. The Baby Friendly Hospital initiative assists hospitals in giving “all mothers the information,

Breast milk is the ideal food to provide adequate quality and quantity of nutrients for the first six months. It is stated that institutional delivery creates better opportunity for neonates to receive skin-to-skin care from their mother, a newborn care proven to increase the likehood of early initiation, exclusive and prolonged duration of breastfeeding.

23 With this policy, it is highly recommended that breastfeeding women are demonstrated on how to breastfeed and maintain lactation.23 Moreover, mothers are encouraged not to give their infants any kind of food or drink but only breast-milk, unless medically indicated. 23 Rooming in for 24 hour should be practiced with mothers encouraged to breastfeed on demand while discouraging pacifiers or artificial nipples. 23 Last but not least, it is highly beneficial to establish breastfeeding support groups where mothers can be referred to for support.23

Breastfeeding is an experience that is foreign for most people until they actually experience it. I had limited knowledge of breastfeeding until I interviewed my friend who currently has two children. Before she had her first child, she read a lot of books and watched a lot of videos, but they still didn’t quite capture the experience. She is a nurse and with her healthcare background, she felt confident about the importance of breastfeeding her children, especially in the first 6 -12 months. Before her baby, she was worried about the physical process and what it would feel like. After birth, she was more worried about her baby being able to breastfeed. For the first few weeks, her baby was having a hard time breastfeeding and she had to occasionally