The purpose of this dossier, and our mission, is to strongly recommend an evidence based workable method in form of the Breast Crawl
for initiation of breastfeeding.
Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding Hand Washing with Soap and Water Use of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and Zinc Routine Immunization
Initiation of Breastfeeding by Breast Crawl
Initiation of breastfeeding as early as possible is beneficial for the mother and the child, (short - term and long - term); this view is now commonly accepted and commonly practiced.
assistance
with initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, such as helping the mother express breast milk for feeding the baby from a cup if necessary.
Benefits that carry over into the immediate postpartum period facilitating secure attachment and bonding, early and
successful initiation of breastfeeding, quick recovery, no separation of newborn and mother, and newborns transitioning smoothly.
«They need to be suctioned at birth because the amniotic fluid is not being properly squeezed out during their passage through the birth canal and a C - section may also cause a delay in
initiation of breastfeeding due to separation of mother and baby.»
In this situation,
when initiation of breastfeeding takes place — if possible within the first two hours after surgery — a knowledgeable health care provider will need to help the mother with positioning and attachment to ensure her comfort.
Initiation of breastfeeding in all studies is quite high, around 90 %, although in some sub-populations, especially among socially disadvantaged and smoking women, the initiation rate is much lower.
The World Health Organization «s and UNICEF's recommendations on breastfeeding are as follows:
initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after the birth; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; and continued breastfeeding for two years or more, together with safe, nutritionally adequate, age - appropriate, responsive complementary feeding starting around the sixth month.
The miracle has moved one and all, from grass - root health workers to the highest bureaucrats and they have accepted it as the answer for
early initiation of breastfeeding.
The revised criteria have precisely defined the maximum upper limit of the interval between delivery and
initiation of breastfeeding as five minutes which is consistent with the recommendation by Klaus and Kennel (2001): «Once it is clear that the baby has good colour and is active and appears normal (usually within 5 minutes), she can go to her mother.»
Initiation of breastfeeding by the Breast Crawl is a critical component of the IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) initiative for the state of Maharashtra, India.
Creating the right conditions for
the initiation of breastfeeding would help promote longer durations of breastfeeding for many women.
The World Health Organization recommends «
initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after the birth; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; and continued breastfeeding for two years or more, together with safe, nutritionally adequate, age appropriate, responsive complementary feeding starting in the sixth month.»
«While other prenatal providers, including nursing staff can provide some of the basic breastfeeding education to prepare women for the hospital experience and
initiation of breastfeeding, this does not happen consistently,» Mannel said.
Advantages offered by the Breast Crawl The promotion of early
initiation of breastfeeding has great potential: 16 % of neonatal deaths could be saved if all infants were breastfed from day 1 and 22 % if breastfeeding were started within the first hour after birth (Edmond et al, 2006).
Experts have also found that newborns display a distinct progression of behaviors in the first hour after birth that facilitate adaptation to the outside world, as well as
initiation of breastfeeding.
While
the initiation of breastfeeding in Australia is very high by world standards, with 81.8 % of babies leaving hospital breastfeeding, the breastfeeding rate falls significantly in the first few weeks, with only 46.2 % of babies still being fully or partially breastfed at 6 months (Donarth and Amir, 2000).
While some studies showed that employment did not affect
the initiation of breastfeeding, it may decrease the duration of lactation (Littman et al., 1994; Tuttle and Dewey, 1994; Miller et al., 1996; Earland et al., 1997; Visness and Kennedy, 1997).
skin - to - skin contact between mother and baby immediately after birth and
initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of life;
Subsequently, BPNI Maharashtra adopted the Breast Crawl as a recommended method for
the initiation of breastfeeding.
Greatest improvements in early
initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding rates, were seen when counselling or education were provided concurrently in home and community, health systems and community, health systems and home settings, respectively.
As a result,
the initiation of breastfeeding is often delayed.
In the West, have the best rate, 59 %, wondering what the 10 steps say about the timing of
the initiation of breastfeeding after a caesarean birth of the complying footstep in the case of a caesarean birth, babies are to be placed skin - to - skin, in the mother's arms within a half an hour of the mother's ability to respond to them.
Evidence suggests that
initiation of breastfeeding in the first day of life is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of neonatal mortality when compared with delaying breastfeeding for more than 24 hours after birth.
The Initiative has had a measurable and proven impact, increasing both early
initiation of breastfeeding and the likelihood of infants being exclusively breastfed from birth until six months of age.