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- Title
The Effectiveness of a Hospital-Based Program to Promote Exclusive Breast-Feeding among Low-Income Women in Brazil.
- Authors
Lutter, Chessa K.; Perez-Escamilla, Rafael; Segall, Ana; Sanghvi, Tina; Teruya, Keiko; Wickham, Cheryl
- Abstract
Objectives. This study examined the effectiveness of a hospital program to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Santos, Brazil. Methods. In a prospective design, women who delivered at a hospital with an active breast-feeding promotion program (n = 236) were compared with women who delivered at a nearby control hospital (n = 206). Results. The two groups had similar demographic characteristics and previous breast-feeding histories. Exposure to breast-feeding activities, assessed by maternal recall prior to discharge, was universally high at the program hospital and universally low at the control hospital. Multivariate survival analysis showed that exclusive breast-feeding lasted 53 days longer among women who delivered at the program hospital. Conclusions. Hospital-based breast-feeding promotion programs may be effective in extending the duration of exclusive breast-feeding.
- Subjects
SANTOS (Sao Paulo, Brazil); BRAZIL; BREASTFEEDING; LACTATION; INFANT mortality; HEALTH facility-based child care
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1997, Vol 87, Issue 4, p659
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.87.4.659