Not exact matches
Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of
providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants1,
providing protection from morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases2 and chronic diseases later in life.3
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour of birth and for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond.4 However, rates of initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding diff
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour of birth and for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond.4 However, rates of initiation,
exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding diff
exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of
breast -
milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding difficulties.
To achieve BFHI accreditation, health facilities must demonstrate a rate of at least 75 %
exclusive breastfeeding among mothers at discharge, adherence to the International Code of Marketing
Breast -
milk Substitutes and successful implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, as defined by the joint WHO / UNICEF statement, «Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding: The special role of maternity services», which state that every facility
providing maternity services and care for newborn infants should:
Secondary objectives were to determine whether peer counselors increased the number of women
providing mostly
breast milk and whether peer counselors increased rates of
exclusive breastfeeding.
Although there were no important differences in breastfeeding duration between groups, there was a considerably longer duration of
exclusive breastfeeding (which was defined as
providing only
breast milk for the previous 24 h, but did allow formula less than once per week) among women receiving the research bags (either alone or in combination with the research counseling [P < 0.01, 1 - tailed log rank test]-RRB- versus those not receiving research bags.
I'm not a doctor, but I feel that if you are committed to
providing breast milk and keep at it, you will achieve a lot with
exclusive pumping and likely be able to
provide your baby with
breast milk.
They really answered all my questions and
provided great tips about
breast milk intake,
exclusive pumping information, etc..