M.F Corona
Hospital-to-Districts Neonatology Unit, Mother and Child Department, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
P. Cataldi
Midwives and Nurses’ Area Manager, Obstetric and Gynecologic Unit, Mother and Child Department, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
G. Zaccagnini
Hospital-to-Districts Neonatology Unit, Mother and Child Department, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
S. Maddaluno
Hospital-to-Districts Neonatology Unit, Mother and Child Department, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
V. Capone
Midwives and Nurses’ Area Manager, Obstetric and Gynecologic Unit, Mother and Child Department, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
A. Conti
Chief Medical Officier, ASL 5 Spezzino, La Spezia, Italy
D. Carlucci
Chief Medical Officier, E.L.H., La Spezia, Italy
S. Silvano
Director Primary Care and Districts’ Department, ASL 5 Spezzino, La Spezia, Italy
A. Bertone
District’s Director, ASL 5 Spezzino, La Spezia, Italy
Stefano Parmigiani
Director
Mother-Infant Department
Pediatrics and Neonatal Unit
ASL5 Spezzino
Eastern Liguria Hospital
La Spezia
Italy
Keywords
breastfeeding, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, infant
Abstract
In our perinatal unit we applied the ten steps of WHO/UNICEF for Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and evaluated the percentage of exclusive (EBF) or complementary breastfeeding (CBF), and of formula fed (FF) healthy full-term infants (HFI) at hospital discharge (HD). HFI performing EBF at HD were 85.3%, a quite high value. At the age of 3 mths EBF percentage ranged between 59-62.4%, and at 6 mths it decreased to 51.7-37.7%. Customer satisfaction questionnaire at HD ranked “good” to “very good” in 92.8%. Causes of breastfeeding reduction with time and comparison with previous and actual situation in Italy and civilized countries are discussed.
Abstract