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. 2016 Sep 13;87(2):156-60.

Successful breastfeeding: a global intervention for a physiological process

M F Corona  1 , P Cataldi, G Zaccagnini, S Maddaluno, V Capone, A Conti, D Carlucci, S Silvano, A Bertone, Stefano Parmigiani
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  • PMID: 27648997

Successful breastfeeding: a global intervention for a physiological process

M F Corona et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

In our perinatal unit we applied the ten steps of WHO/UNICEF for Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and evaluated the percentage of exclusive (EBF) or complementary breastfeeding (CBF), and of formula fed (FF) healthy full-term infants (HFI) at hospital discharge (HD). HFI performing EBF at HD were 85.3%, a quite high value. At the age of 3 mths EBF percentage ranged between 59-62.4%, and at 6 mths it decreased to 51.7-37.7%. Customer satisfaction questionnaire at HD ranked "good" to "very good" in 92.8%. Causes of breastfeeding reduction with time and comparison with previous and actual situation in Italy and civilized countries are discussed.

Keywords: Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; breastfeeding; infant.

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