Breastfeeding
Beginning date 2008
Involved areas/team
Breastfeeding Committee: Nurses, paediatricians, midwives, gynaecologists. MútuaTerrassa healthcare www.mutuaterrassa.com and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Martorell www.hmartorell.es
Challenge
Reach the objectives set by the WHO, which recommends breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life, and help establish and maintain breastfeeding for the first two years.
Global Compact beginning
1 - Promote health and healthy living habits among children.
The initiative
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Justification
Scientific evidence proves the short and long term health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and infants.
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Description
Create a space, with the help of two professionals, where mothers can come for support and strength on a weekly basis for two hours in order to address the immediate problems related to breastfeeding, and offer individualised service, if necessary.
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Goals
- Avoid premature weaning of infants < 6m.
- Promote exclusive breastfeeding for the 6 first months of life.
- Promote continued breastfeeding of infant until 2 years of age.
- Offer professional support for problems with starting and continuing breastfeeding.
- Promote peer groups where stories from other mothers can empower women to continue breastfeeding.
- Provide answers for questions related to breastfeeding infants and older children.
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Beneficiary
Mothers and infants covered by the various primary healthcare centres of MútuaTerrassa and Martorell Hospital.
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Results
Years 2010 2014 n % n % Childbirths 988 663 Exclusive breastfeeding upon discharge 855 86.54% 604 91.10% Continued breastfeeding Sample 107 107 Exclusive breastfeeding during 1st month 59 55.14% 89 83,18% Mixed feeding 27 25.23% 12 11.21% Artificial breastmilk 21 19.63% 6 5.61%