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S. Afr. j. child health (Online) ; 14(2): 94-98, 2020. ilus
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1270378

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Background. Globally, mothers have identified employment as one of the leading barriers to exclusive and continued breastfeeding. The workplace and employment setting has been highlighted as one component of an enabling environment for breastfeeding.Objectives. To assess breastfeeding support practices in designated workplaces in the Breede Valley sub-district, Western Cape, South Africa.Methods. A quantitative, cross-sectional design study was used. An online survey was conducted amongst human resource managers and/or company managers to determine breastfeeding support practices in designated workplaces.Results. Fourteen participants completed the online survey. Breastfeeding support practices in designated workplaces were limited and inadequate, with few supportive breastfeeding practices. Onsite or nearby crèche facilities (n=2; 14.3%), breastfeeding counsellors (n=1; 7.1%), promotion of the benefits of breastfeeding to employees (n=2; 14.3%) and provision of private space for expressing (n=2; 14.3%) were not common practices. Workplace breastfeeding policies (n=4; 28.6%) were not common practice, and were mostly found in the public sector. Forty-three percent of workplaces (n=6; 42.9%) did not provide time for expressing at work.Conclusion. There is an urgent need to create advocacy regarding the benefits of breastfeeding support in the workplace for employers, employees and society as well as the breastfeeding rights of women in the workplace. The legislated breastfeeding break times need to be monitored to ensure better compliance in workplaces


Subject(s)
Breast Feeding/methods , Breast Feeding/organization & administration , South Africa , Workplace
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Article in French | AIM | ID: biblio-1264248

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Introduction : Dans un contexte de non atteinte des recommandations de l'OMS et de l'UNICEF con-cernant l'allaitement maternel exclusif, cette étude avait pour objectif de décrire les pratiques et habi-tudes d'allaitement maternel dans une population semi-rurale au sud du Bénin. Matériel et méthode : Cette enquête s'est déroulée à Sèmè-Kpodji située à 15 km au sud-est de la capitale Porto-Novo. Les pratiques d'allaitement maternel exclusif de 0 à 6 mois ont été observées et notées chez 339 femmes ayant accouché entre janvier 2015 et janvier 2016. Résultats : La plupart des enfants (71,40%) ont été mis au sein dès la première de vie ; l'âge moyen de sevrage était de 4,5 mois. Le taux d'allaitement maternel exclusif était de 53,9% et a diminué pro-gressivement en fonction de l'âge de l'enfant. Les taux d'allaitement maternel prédominant et complété ont varié de 25,4% à 49,6% et de 0 à 40,7% respectivement. La durée moyenne des tétées est passée de 24,1 à 15,1 minutes et la fréquence des repas de 9,5 à 6,4 repas par jour. Conclusion : Cette enquête confirme la nécessité de continuer les interventions de santé publique visant à promouvoir l'allaitement maternel exclusif afin d'améliorer les indicateurs de santé materno-infantile


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Benin , Breast Feeding/methods , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Breast Feeding/trends , Child
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Article in French | AIM | ID: biblio-1263847

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Introduction : le lait maternel seul est l'aliment de prédilection des enfants de moins de six mois. Ce mode d'alimentation n'est pas toujours bien respecté ; d'où cette étude pour évaluer la pratique de l'allaitement maternel exclusif chez les nourrissons de 0 à six mois dans le district de Tchaoudjo. Méthodes : Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale, descriptive et analytique conduite du 02 mai au 29 juillet 2017 auprès des mères de nourrissons de 0 à six mois. La technique par sondage aléatoire simple était utilisée pour choisir les cibles. Résultats : L'étude avait concerné 374 mères. L'âge moyen des mères était 27,5 ans avec des extrêmes de 15 et de 49 ans, le niveau primaire (38,8%) et les ménagères (71,1%) étaient majoritaires, 72,2 % avaient pratiqué l'AME. Les facteurs influençant positivement la pratique de l'AME étaient, l'accouchement dans un centre de santé, l'assistance de l'accouchement par un personnel qualifié, la prise de décision d'allaiter au cours de la grossesse et le soutien du conjoint à l'AME. Conclusion : La pratique de l'AME était de 72,2% chez les nourrissons de 0 à six mois à Tchaoudjo et des facteurs l'influençant ont été identifiés en vue de l'améliorer


Subject(s)
Breast Feeding/methods , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Breast Feeding/trends , Infant , Togo
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Trop. J. Med. Res. (Online) ; 8(2): 26-31, 2004.
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1272947

ABSTRACT

"Objective: To study the impact of ""baby friendly hospital initiative"" on breast feeding practices in Onitsha South Eastern Nigeria; 2 years after introduction. Setting: Holy Rosary Maternity Hospital Onitsha. Materials and methods: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 178 breast feeding mothers on maternal age; mothers' educational attainment; attendance at breast talks; and acceptance of exclusive breast feeding. Information was also obtained on feeding in the post natal ward; breast feeding practices at 6 weeks; 10 weeks; 14 weeks; 6 months; 9 months; 12 months; 18 months and 24 months post delivery. The data obtained was analyzed. Results: Breast feeding practices was studied among 178 breast feeding mothers attending the infant welfare clinics of Holy Rosary Maternity Hospital Onitsha; 2 years after it was made a ""Baby Friendly Hospital"". A total of 145 or 81.4 of the mothers were between the ages of 20 and 34 years; and all of them had some level of formal education with 59 of them acquiring secondary education. About one third or 33.1 of them were full time housewives while the rest engaged in one form of professional activity. While two thirds or 67.4 of the mothers attended breast feeding talk sessions 89 had knowledge of breast feeding support group and utilized their services during ante natal visits. Seventy three percent initiated breast feeding within less than an hour of delivery. All most all the mothers (99.4) established breast feeding by the time they were leaving the hospital on discharge and continued breast feeding up to 6 weeks post discharge. This proportion dropped to 84.3 at 12 months and to 1.1 at 24 months. Exclusive breast feeding rate fell from 99.4 on discharge to 3.9 at 6 months; while ""on-demand"" was practiced by 99.9 of the study population. Conclusion: We therefore recommend that the Campaign on Baby Friendly Initiative activities should continue and be strengthened to effect the ""The ten steps to successful breast feeding."


Subject(s)
Breast Feeding/methods , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Mothers/psychology , Nigeria
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