Impact of lactation support program on Initiation of Breastfeeding in Term Infants

Authors :: Binu Ninan
Umamaheswari Balakrishnan
Asiff Mohamed
Munusamy Manjula
Thangaraj Abiramalatha
Ashok Chandrasekaran
Prakash Amboiram
Source :: Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 108-115 (2019)
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: JMIR Publications, 2019.
Abstract: Purpose: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) significantly decreases neonatal mortality and improves exclusive breastfeeding. The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of lactation support program (LSP) on early initiation of breastfeeding (BF) among term well infants. Methods: A “before-and-after” design was used to study the effect of the LSP on EIBF at a tertiary care institute in India over a period of two and half years. EIBF was defined as BF initiated

Subjects :: lactation counselors
improved breastfeeding rate
early initiation
lactation support program
Nursing
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