Supporting Breastfeeding: Midwives Facilitating a Community Model

Henry, Sue; Dykes, Fiona; Byrom, Sheena; M, Atkin; Jackson, Elaine

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“…From 2004 to 2006 they helped increase the breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks and 7-9 months from 20% to 56% and 4% to 13% respectively [14]. The initiative received the "Award for practices to promote the involvement of women in providing local maternity services" by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Maternity [15].…”

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“…In 2004 Little Angels, a social enterprise based in Darwen (in Eastern Lancashire), started a collaborative project based on the WHO Ten Steps for Successful Breastfeeding [ 13 ] with the Royal Blackburn Hospital, a Baby Friendly Hospital in Lancashire, to support nursing mothers to breastfeed longer. From 2004 to 2006 they helped increase the breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks and 7-9 months from 20% to 56% and 4% to 13% respectively [ 14 ]. The initiative received the "Award for practices to promote the involvement of women in providing local maternity services" by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Maternity [ 15 ].…”

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Factors associated with breastfeeding cessation in nursing mothers in a peer support programme in Eastern Lancashire

Agboado

Michel

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et al. 2010

BMC Pediatr

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BackgroundThe UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates worldwide and in recent years the Government has made breastfeeding promotion one of its priorities. The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative is likely to increase breastfeeding initiation but not duration. Other strategies which involve provision of support for breastfeeding mothers in the early weeks after birth are therefore required to encourage UK mothers to breastfeed for the recommended duration. This paper examines the effects of maternal socio-demographic factors, maternal obstetric factors, and in-hospital infant feeding practices on breastfeeding cessation in a peer support setting.MethodsData on mothers from Blackburn with Darwen (BwD) and Hyndburn in Eastern Lancashire who gave birth at the Royal Blackburn Hospital and initiated breastfeeding while in hospital were linked to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The data were analysed to describe infant feeding methods up to 6 months and the association between breastfeeding cessation, and maternal factors and in-hospital infant feeding practices.ResultsThe mean breastfeeding duration was 21.6 weeks (95% CI 20.86 to 22.37 weeks) and the median duration was 27 weeks (95% CI 25.6 to 28.30 weeks). White mothers were 69% more likely to stop breastfeeding compared with non-White mothers (HR: 0.59; 95% CI, 0.52 to 0.67 [White mothers were the reference group]). Breastfeeding cessation was also independently associated with parity and infant feeding practices in hospital. There were no significant associations between breastfeeding cessation and marital status, mode of delivery, timing of breastfeeding initiation and socio-economic deprivation.ConclusionIn this study ethnicity, parity and in-hospital infant feeding practices remained independent predictors of breastfeeding cessation in this peer support setting. However other recognised predictors such as marital status, mode of delivery, timing of breastfeeding initiation and socio-economic deprivation were not found to be associated with breastfeeding cessation.

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confidence: 99%