Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old

Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old

Reestablishing exclusive breastfeeding is the cornerstone of the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines for acute malnutrition in infants less than 6 months. However, no studies have investigated guideline implementation and subsequent outcomes in a public hospital setting in Afri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Maternal and child nutrition 2020-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e12868-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Mwangome, Martha, Murunga, Sheila, Kahindi, Jane, Gwiyo, Prinilla, Mwasho, Grace, Talbert, Alison, Kiige, Laura, Samburu, Betty, Mturi, Neema, Abubakar, Amina, Jones, Caroline, Berkley, James A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
acute malnutrition
Adult
Babies
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child development
Children & youth
Cohort Studies
Discharge
exclusive breastfeeding
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Health aspects
Health Plan Implementation - methods
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant mortality
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Infants
infants under 6 months
Inpatient care
Kenya - epidemiology
Malnutrition
Maternal and infant welfare
Medical care
Morbidity
Mortality
Mothers
Nutrition
Original
Patient admissions
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
peer supporters
Pilot Projects
Prospective Studies
Quality management
Rehabilitation
Supporters
Velocity
World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:Reestablishing exclusive breastfeeding is the cornerstone of the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines for acute malnutrition in infants less than 6 months. However, no studies have investigated guideline implementation and subsequent outcomes in a public hospital setting in Africa. To facilitate implementation of the WHO 2013 guidelines in Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya, we developed standard operating procedure, recruited, and trained three breastfeeding peer supporters (BFPS). Between September 2016 and January 2018, the BFPS provided individual breastfeeding support to mothers of infants aged 4 weeks to 4 months admitted to Kilifi County Hospital with an illness and acute malnutrition (mid‐upper‐arm circumference 
ISSN:1740-8695
1740-8709
DOI:10.1111/mcn.12868