Knowledge Attitude and Practice towards Accreditation of Hospitals as Baby-friendly for Improving Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine-Benha University

2 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

3 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha. Egypt

4 Departmet of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Abstract

Background: UNICEF/WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a worldwide program aimed at promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding through the ‘Ten Steps’ for successful breastfeeding.
Aim: To assess the underlying causes that lead to poor implementation of BFHI after the designation of the hospitals as Baby-friendly.
Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study for comparing the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of staff representing three types of hospitals: 7 University (UH), 7 public (PH) and teaching hospitals (TH) from different parts of the country. Interviews were conducted for 350staff (university staff, medical students, house-officers, nurses and doctors working in maternity and neonatal units) &140 mothers from different countries & different hospital.
Results: KAP towards the Code was significantly lower among UH staff compared to the other hospitals (P

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Benha Medical Journal
Volume 40, Annual conference issue
March and April 2023
Pages 194-212

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