Fleming Center for Healthcare Management, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Breastfeed Med. 2013 Apr;8:170-5. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0050. Epub 2012 Dec 18.
The objectives of this study were to provide an economic assessment as well as a calculated projection of the costs that typical U.S. tertiary-care hospitals would incur through policy reconfiguration and implementation to achieve the UNICEF/World Health Organization Baby-Friendly® Hospital designation and to examine the associated challenges and benefits of becoming a Baby-Friendly Hospital. We analyzed hospital resource utilization, focusing on formula use and staffing profiles at one U.S. urban tertiary-care teaching hospital, as well as conducted an online survey and telephone interviews with a selection of Baby-Friendly Hospitals to obtain their perspective on costs, challenges, and benefits. Findings indicate that added costs for a new Baby-Friendly Hospital will approximate $148 per birth, but these costs sharply decrease over time as breastfeeding rates increase in a Baby-Friendly environment.
这项研究的目的是提供一个经济评估，并对美国典型的三级保健医院为实现联合国儿童基金会/世界卫生组织“爱婴医院”称号而进行政策调整和实施所产生的成本进行预测，同时研究成为“爱婴医院”的相关挑战和益处。我们分析了一家美国城市三级保健教学医院的医院资源利用情况，重点分析了配方奶粉的使用情况和人员配备情况，并对一些“爱婴医院”进行了在线调查和电话访谈，以了解他们对成本、挑战和收益的看法。研究结果表明，新建一家“爱婴医院”的额外费用约为每个新生儿 148 美元，但随着“爱婴环境”中母乳喂养率的提高，这些成本会迅速下降。
