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.
Not exact matches
However, mothers accurately recall
initiation and duration
of breastfeeding, especially
when recall is within 3 years; whether accuracy
of recall varies by race / ethnicity is unknown (9).
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.
This study provided comprehensive evidence
of the effect
of interventions on early
initiation, exclusive, continued and any
breastfeeding rates
when delivered in five settings: (i) Health systems and services (ii) Home and family environment (iii) Community environment (iv) Work environment (v) Policy environment or a combination
of any
of above.
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 CDC suggests that education about
breastfeeding is the most effective single intervention to increase
breastfeeding initiation and short - term duration, especially
when it is delivered as part
of a multicomponent intervention, tailored to personal needs
of the mothers [40, 41].
In support
of these themes, Wolfberg et al. found that
breastfeeding initiation rates were higher (74 %)
when fathers attended a two hour prenatal intervention than in a control group (41 %)[43].
Observational data suggest that fathers are important in the maternal decision on how to feed the infant and that mothers choose to bottle feed or
breastfeed for a shorter time
when the father is not supporting
breastfeeding.16 — 19 Moreover, supporting the father during
breastfeeding may help to improve the mother's satisfaction with
breastfeeding, duration
of breastfeeding, and adaptation
of both parents to parenting.10, 20 — 23 Despite these data, the fathers are poorly informed about the advantages
of breastfeeding24, 25 and may have many concerns that are poorly addressed and that can negatively influence
initiation and duration rates
of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding more than doubled in the United States between 1965 and 1982, when it peaked at 61.9 % in a national survey.14 Although it declined ∼ 13 % between 1984 and 1989, the initiation of breastfeeding again increased by 1995 to 59.7 %, almost the l
Breastfeeding more than doubled in the United States between 1965 and 1982,
when it peaked at 61.9 % in a national survey.14 Although it declined ∼ 13 % between 1984 and 1989, the
initiation of breastfeeding again increased by 1995 to 59.7 %, almost the l
breastfeeding again increased by 1995 to 59.7 %, almost the level in 1982.
This is especially relevant
when the focus
of World
Breastfeeding Week for 2007 is on «
Initiation of Breastfeeding».