Khan Mahjabeen, Akram Durre Samin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2Department of Pediatrics, Dow University of Health Sciences, Kaiachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Jun;63(6):756-9.
To determine changes in the breastfeeding practices of mothers after receiving counseling on 'Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding' as defined by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative comparing baby friendly hospitals (BFHs) and non-baby-friendly hospitals in Sindh, Pakistan.
The observational study was conducted from June 2007 to June 2009 in randomly selected baby-friendly and non-baby-friendly hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan. Non-probability purposive sampling was employed.The maternity staff was trained on 'Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.'The changes in breastfeeding practices were analysed by SPSS version 15.
A total of 236 women were included in the study. Of them, 196 (83.05%) were from baby-friendly hospitals and 40 (16.94%) from non-baby-friendly hospitals. Besides, 174 (88.7%) mothers in baby-friendly hospitals and 5 (12.5%) in non-baby-friendly hospitals during antenatal care received counseling by healthcare providers.There was an increase in breastfeeding practice up to 194 (98.97%) in the first category compared to 12 (30%) in the other category.
Counseling under the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative improved breastfeeding practices up to 98.97% in baby-friendly compared to non-baby-friendly hospitals.
根据爱婴医院倡议所定义的“成功母乳喂养十步骤”，对巴基斯坦信德省的爱婴医院和非爱婴医院进行比较，以确定母亲在接受相关咨询后母乳喂养行为的变化。
2007年6月至2009年6月在巴基斯坦信德省随机选取的爱婴医院和非爱婴医院开展观察性研究。采用非概率立意抽样法。对产科工作人员进行“成功母乳喂养十步骤”培训。采用SPSS 15版分析母乳喂养行为的变化。
共有236名女性纳入研究。其中，196名（83.05%）来自爱婴医院，40名（16.94%）来自非爱婴医院。此外，在产前护理期间，爱婴医院有174名（88.7%）母亲接受了医护人员的咨询，非爱婴医院有5名（12.5%）母亲接受了咨询。与另一组的12名（30%）相比，第一组母乳喂养行为的比例增加到了194名（98.97%）。
与非爱婴医院相比，爱婴医院倡议下的咨询使爱婴医院的母乳喂养行为改善率达到了98.97%。
