Promotion of breastfeeding in Italian Maternity Hospitals: a pre-intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Italy, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates at hospital discharge range unsatisfactorily between 20-97%.

Methods

In 2023, the Project for Hospital Policy on Breastfeeding (HPB) has been launched to promote breastfeeding in Italian Maternity Hospitals (MHs) as a joint initiative of the Italian Scientific Societies involved in perinatal care together with the National Midwife (FNOPO) and Nurse (FNOPI) Boards and with Vivere Onlus, a family association. The HBP Project has been designed as an uncontrolled before-after study to increase EBF rate at hospital discharge in the population of healthy, term infant with a normal weight at birth following an intervention bundle comprising: 1) Establishment of a local hospital Working Group; 2) Adoption of a hospital policy;

SUBMITTER: Davanzo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520110 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature