Effect of Implementing Breastfeeding Promotion Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Newborn Weight and Breastfeeding Practices

摘要: Background: Mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have challenges breastfeeding their infants. Even if not intending to breastfeed, they may be encouraged do so for short-term protect infants. Yet, they need consultation assist initiation, and maintenance breastfeeding. The objective this study was determine the effect implementation Breastfeeding Promotion Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on breastfeeding practices newborn weight. Methods: A Breastfeeding Educational Initiative Program started in NICU. Our targets were health care professionals, social workers staff NICU as well mothers VLBW admitted Forty-six included study. We compared practices such number mothers’ visits, rate at time discharge from between two groups. Group A, n = 23, pre-intervention group B, post-intervention. Results: Infants discharge percentage increase gain were more B which showed significant difference (P 0.02) and < 0.01) respectively. Expressed breast milk per day with difference 0.005). The number visit of highly statistically significant 0.001 0.0001 respectively). Conclusion: Implementation a the improved practices. Int J Clin Pediatr. 2014;3(2):40-45 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/ijcp159w