Alketa Hoxha
Albania
Biography:
To be updated
Abstract:
Aim:
Awareness and training maternity staff in order to promote and suport breastfeeding within the first hour of life.
Methods:
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Type of study: Prospective.
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Place of performance study: Department of Obstetrics, Maternity “Koço Gliozheni” Tirana, Albania.
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Timing of the study: 01-31 October, 2019 (1 month).
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Acceptance criteria: babies born at term, unique birth, vaginal and surgical deliveries.
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Exclusion criteria: infants born preterm, twin births, triplets, etc., births with low Apgar-score, congenital abnormalities.
Results:
In this study a total of 101 infants and mothers were included in the average gestational ages: 39.36±0.80 (weeks); the average birth weight: 3252±301(g). Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth was performed in 85% of infants with vaginal delivery and about 65% of infants delivery by surgical section, BUT the time was les than 5 minutes. Early breastfeeding is performed for about 81% of babies born vaginally and only one case at birth with surgery. About 98% of infants who were breastfed within the first hour of life were exclusively breastfed at the time of discharge.
Conclusions:
Information and awareness of health staff is the Achilles' heel in improving results. The time of staying in skin-to-skin contact with the mother should be increased and need to work and collaborate with the team in the operating room in order to get early breastfeeding.
Key words: newborn, early breastfeeding, information, awareness, health staff,