Knowledge Attitude and Practice towards Accreditation of Hospitals as Baby-friendly for Improving Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes | ||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||
| Article 16, Volume 40, Annual conference issue, March and April 2023, Pages 194-212 PDF (784.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.180403.1728 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hala Mostafa ElBegawy* 1; Azza M.A.M Abul-Fadl2; Aliaa Mohammed Diab3; Ali A. Morsi4 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine-Benha University | ||
| 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University | ||
| 3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha. Egypt | ||
| 4Departmet 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 | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Knowledge; Accreditation; Baby-friendly; Maternal; Neonatal Outcomes | ||
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