Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; GAs and birthweights of the infants;
breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman)
Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; gestational ages and birthweights of the infants;
breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman).
Explaining the increase in
breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Ireland, 2004 — 2010.
Not exact matches
In the Loire Infant Follow - Up Team (LIFT) study of 1733 babies in 2008, only 16 % were
breastfeeding at time of
discharge from
hospital.
Had trouble with the latch, baby down almost a pound
at hospital discharge, went to a lactation consultant,
breastfeed like crazy, and he still had a hard time gaining the weight.
Maternity care in
hospitals or birthing centers has an enormous impact on whether or not a new mother
breastfeeds both
at the
hospital and after
discharge, and whether or not a new mother
breastfeeds exclusively.
Key conclusions: «the study shows that EDA is associated with impaired spontaneous
breastfeeding including
breastfeeding at discharge from the
hospital.»
The authors describe how 90 % of mothers initiate
breastfeeding at birth, yet very quickly after
hospital discharge these rates fall and neither exclusive
breastfeeding, nor duration, come close to the WHO / UNICEF infant feeding recommendations.
Hospital Discharge Bags and
Breastfeeding at 6 Months: Data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study
Parental attitudes toward
breastfeeding: their association with feeding outcome
at hospital discharge
«the early, prolonged, and continuous skin - to - skin contact between the mother (or substitute) and her low birth weight infant, both in
hospital and after early
discharge, until
at least the 40th week of postnatal gestation age, with ideally exclusive
breastfeeding and proper follow - up» (Cattaneo, Davanzo, Uxa 1998).
In 1995, 59.4 % of women in the United States were
breastfeeding either exclusively or in combination with formula feeding
at the time of
hospital discharge; only 21.6 % of mothers were nursing
at 6 months, and many of these were supplementing with formula.60
Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and
breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues who reported that high exclusive
breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian
hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained
at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high
breastfeeding rates
at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving
hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of
breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in
hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the
hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital for a shorter time, with early
discharge likely to limit the influence of a
hospital - based inter
hospital - based intervention.
Data Collec tion Guide — This guide will help you to collect
breastfeeding data
at your
hospital at discharge and
at 6 months.
So seeing somebody in
hospital, but also, once you get home, having trouble
at home, a lot of moms are
discharged even before their milk comes in, and then the milk comes in sometimes, if there are issues with engorgement or whatever the issue may be, but a lot of moms have a tendency to wait and see, there is this sort of mentality of, «
breastfeeding is natural and I should be able to do this, I shouldn't need help», but it really is a learned skill and it's better to get help sooner rather than later because the sooner
breastfeeding problems are addressed, the better chance we have of being able to resolve them.
In its 2012 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that «All
breastfeeding newborn infants should be seen by a pediatrician
at three to five days of age, which is within 48 to 72 hours after
discharge from the
hospital.»
Successful
breastfeeding at the time of
hospital discharge has a strong correlation with
breastfeeding duration postpartum.
Receiving information regarding
breastfeeding support groups
at hospital discharge showed a small (OR 0.87, 95 % CI 0.63 — 1.20), although a nonsignificant, protective effect (Table 3).
The intervention was not aimed
at facilitating
breastfeeding, rather the trial compared women who were randomized to early
hospital discharge with telephone follow - up (with home visits by nurses only for those women who left
hospital within 36 h of the birth «to encourage them to leave the
hospital early») versus usual care with later
discharge from
hospital.
Control: usual
hospital care (pamphlets on
breastfeeding, a breast pump, lanolin cream and a water bottle); usual
discharge care (commercial
discharge packs) and scheduled healthcare visits
at 3 - 5 days and
at 2 weeks
at the local community health centre.
Control:
at this Baby - Friendly
hospital, a standard
breastfeeding education session lasting 20 - 30 min was provided to all mothers before standard
discharge home
at 24 h after the birth.
Background rates of
breastfeeding initiation:
at hospital discharge, 54 % of babies were exclusively
breastfed and 6 % were receiving breast and formula milk.
Secondary:
breastfeeding behaviour on
discharge from
hospital and
at 3 weeks postnatally.
In the postnatal period after
hospital discharge peer supporters contacted women who were still
breastfeeding at least every 2 days by phone or by home visit up until 28 days, and further support was available up to 16 weeks postpartum.
Intervention:
breastfeeding support from the researcher, a community midwife, consisting of daily visits in
hospital, telephone call within 72 h of
discharge and weekly through the fourth week postpartum, and
at least 1 home visit (in the first week), with further home visits as required.