Infant feeding policies in maternity wards and their effect on breast-feeding success: an analytical overview

Objectives. The purpose of this review is to examine the plausibility of a causal relationship between maternity ward practices and lactation success. Methods. Studies were located with MEDLINE, from our personal files, and by contacting researchers working in this field. Of the 65 studies originall...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1994-01, Vol.84 (1), p.89-97
Main Authors: Perez-Escamilla, R, Pollitt, E, Lonnerdal, B, Dewey, K.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALIMENT POUR NOURRISSON
ALIMENTACION COMPLEMENTARIA
ALIMENTACION INFANTIL
ALIMENTATION AU SEIN
ALIMENTATION COMPLEMENTAIRE
ALIMENTATION DU NOURRISSON
ALIMENTOS PARA NINOS
ANALISIS DE DATOS
ANALYSE DE DONNEES
BEBES
Biological and medical sciences
Bottle Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
DESEMPENO
DIETA
EDUCACION
EDUCATION
ENFANT EN BAS AGE
Factors
Female
FEMME
Global Health
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health care
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Newborn
LACTACION
LACTANCIA MATERNA
LACTATION
Maternal, fetal and perinatal monitoring
Medical sciences
Mother-Child Relations
MUJERES
Nurseries, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Organizational Policy
Patient Education as Topic
Policy
POLITICAS
POLITIQUE
Promotion
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
Rooming-in Care
SERVICE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
SERVICIOS DE SALUD
Success
Survival Analysis
Systematic review
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Summary:Objectives. The purpose of this review is to examine the plausibility of a causal relationship between maternity ward practices and lactation success. Methods. Studies were located with MEDLINE, from our personal files, and by contacting researchers working in this field. Of the 65 studies originally reviewed, 18 met our inclusion criteria (i.e., hospital-based intervention, experimental design with randomization procedures, or quasi-experimental design with adequate documentation). Results. Meta-analysis indicated that commercial discharge packs had an adverse effect on lactation performance. The impact of early mother-infant contact on lactation success was unclear. Rooming-in and breast-feeding guidance in a rooming-in context had a beneficial impact on breast-feeding among primiparae. Breast-feeding on demand was positively associated with lactation success. In-hospital formula supplementation of 48 mL per day was not associated with poor breast-feeding performance. Conclusions. Hospital-based breast-feeding interventions can have a beneficial effect on lactation success, particularly among primiparous women
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.84.1.89