For example, Bangladesh has increased
exclusive breastfeeding rates by 13 %, which has been attributed to a number of key interventions including 6 months of maternity leave, comprehensive health - worker training, community mobilisation, and media campaigns.
«Our observations suggest routinely removing pacifiers may negatively
impact exclusive breastfeeding rates during the birth hospitalization,» said Dr. Carrie Phillipi, who is also a pediatrician with Oregon Health & Science University.»
A review of current randomized controlled trials suggest that the benefits of holding for preterm babies include shortened hospital stay, decreased illness,
higher exclusive breastfeeding rates / longer breastfeeding duration, increased weight gain, improved temperature regulation, and improved maternal sense of competence.
The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard, which evaluated 194 nations, found that only 40 per cent of children younger than six months are breastfed exclusively (given nothing but breast milk) and only 23 countries have
exclusive breastfeeding rates above 60 per cent.
To broaden the understanding on the persistent barriers that despite various global policy and advocacy initiatives over the past 30 years, continue to impede improvement
in exclusive breastfeeding rates and violate the human rights of those affected;...
These declining numbers have dropped so far that
exclusive breastfeeding rates in the U.S. are extremely low.
Despite clear recommendations to new mothers from the American Academy of Pediatrics for mothers to breastfeed exclusively for at least the first year of an infant's life, presently the U.S.'s
exclusive breastfeeding rates (measured at infants» age of six months) have declined to an unimpressive 12 % and decline more each year.
global policy and advocacy initiatives over the past 30 years, continue to impede improvement in
exclusive breastfeeding rates and violate the human rights of those affected;
While trends in
exclusive breastfeeding rates (UNICEF 2012) were on the rise in the early 1990's, the global rate has remained below 40 % since then.
The national support has led to a leap in
the exclusive breastfeeding rate from 10 to 53 per cent in that period.
And preliminary results of a national survey in 1996 suggest that
the exclusive breastfeeding rate for the first six months is now about 40 per cent.
Maternity leave policies are effective in increasing
exclusive breastfeeding rates.
In a developing country where
the exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6 months is a mere 8 %, we could never rest on our laurels.
Let her know that Canada's breastfeeding rates remain far from optimal; that
the exclusive breastfeeding rate for the first six months is just over 16 % (Canadian Perinatal Health Report, 2008).
With little to no funding support in the community, barriers in the workplace and a lack of supportive breastfeeding practices in facilities, it is not surprising that
exclusive breastfeeding rates in Texas plummet in relation to initiation rates, making it difficult for the lactation advocate to feel valued.
Created to increase
exclusive breastfeeding rates at six months of age and beyond in Kansas, this initiative will help practices create policy and environmental changes that will support breastfeeding mothers.
You can also consider looking at just
the exclusive breastfeeding rates for your institution at discharge and the 6 - month well newborn visit.
Overall breastfeeding is defined as those infants that are fed exclusively breast milk plus those infants that are breastfed but also receive some type of supplemental nutrition (infant formula, rice, etc.), in other words, it is the sum of the combination rate plus
the exclusive breastfeeding rate.
The Global Trends in
Exclusive Breastfeeding rates (UNICEF 2012) are on the rise, but the proportion of exclusively breastfeeding mothers in East Asia fell from 45 % in 2006 to 29 % in 2012.