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THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS

THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS. EGLĖ MARKŪNIENĖ MD, PhD Kaunas Medical University Hospital, Neonatology Clinic LITHUANIA. Prevalence of Breastfeeding in Lithuania. 3 - 46.4 % 6 - 28.6 %. Lithuanian Nutrition Center. Breastfeeding Promoted By:.

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THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS

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  1. THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS EGLĖ MARKŪNIENĖ MD, PhD Kaunas Medical University Hospital, Neonatology Clinic LITHUANIA

  2. Prevalence of Breastfeeding in Lithuania 3 - 46.4 % 6 - 28.6 % Lithuanian Nutrition Center

  3. Breastfeeding Promoted By: • Kaunas Medical University (KMU) • Obstetric-Gynecology, Neonatology and Pediatric Clinics of Kaunas Medical University Hospital • Municipality of Kaunas • Society of Breastfeeding Promotion • Parents Club “Father, Mother and Me” • Publishing and Information Center “For Life”

  4. Target Groups • Students of health care • Physicians • Midwifes • Nurses • Pregnant women • Mothers

  5. Method of Study • Selected term, healthy newborns (October and November of year 2000) • From Maternity homes in 9 different locations • 1000 questionnaires sent by post on April and May of 2001 • Response rate 46.9 %

  6. Objective • To compare the factors of breastfeeding mothers have been divided into two groups: • first group – mothersfrom Kaunas - 218 • second group – mothers from other locations of Lithuania – 234

  7. Education of Mothers

  8. Family Income per Month ** 1 EUR= 3.45 Lt

  9. Reasons of Refusing to Breastfeed * **

  10. Indicators of Insufficiency of Milk, Used by Mothers * **

  11. Did the Mothers Seek Help ?

  12. Mothers Who Sought Help Got Advice to: ** *

  13. Breastfeeding Difficulties in the Maternity Home **

  14. What Food Did the Newborn Get in the Maternity Home?

  15. Why Did the Newborn Was Fed in That Way?

  16. Usage of Artificial Nipples in the Maternity Home *** *

  17. CONCLUSION The prevalence of BF in Kaunas is higher than in other locations of Lithuania Practice of KMU Practice of NGO Health policy of Municipality

  18. RECOMENDATIONS • High quality of teaching methods for target groups • Development of Mother-to-Mother support groups • Promotion of BF in the society • State policy of BF in the country

  19. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? EGLĖ MARKŪNIENĖ, MD, PhD KMU

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