Implementation of a Language-Concordant, Culturally Tailored Inpatient Lactation Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Benefits of breastfeeding are extensive, but racial and ethnic disparities persist. Mama Sana (Spanish for healthy mother) is a bilingual, culturally tailored program that aims to reduce breastfeeding inequities.

Objective

To examine differences in lactation support and breastfeeding outcomes among Spanish-speaking Hispanic birthing parents who participated in Mama Sana compared with a historical control (pre-Mama Sana) group.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, patients who participated in the Mama Sana program during their delivery hospitalization from January 2022 to September 2023 were compared with a historical control group who delivered prior to the implementation of the program (July 2019 to December 2021). The study took place a

SUBMITTER: Kalluri NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature