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Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital & Community Initiatives in Europe: a scoping review

BACKGROUND: Promotion of and support for breastfeeding is essential for public health, to improve nutrition globally and save the lives of over 800,000 children annually. Since its launch in 1991, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has been implemented in 150 countries, to promote the ‘ten...

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Autores principales: Matthews, A, Walsh, A, Pieterse, P, Mishra, N, Chirwa, E, Chikalipo, M, Msowoya, C, Keating, C
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10595319/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1088
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Walsh, A
Pieterse, P
Mishra, N
Chirwa, E
Chikalipo, M
Msowoya, C
Keating, C
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description BACKGROUND: Promotion of and support for breastfeeding is essential for public health, to improve nutrition globally and save the lives of over 800,000 children annually. Since its launch in 1991, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has been implemented in 150 countries, to promote the ‘ten steps to successful breastfeeding', with the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), arising from the 10th step. AIM: To synthesise evidence about BFHI and BFCI implementation in European countries. METHODS: This scoping review was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. Data were charted by country, study design, setting, study population, BFHI steps, study aim and objectives, intervention, results, barriers and enablers to implementation, evidence gaps, and recommendations. Qualitative and quantitative descriptive analyses were undertaken. RESULTS: A total of 278 articles were included in the review, of which 60 studies covered the implementation of the BFHI or BFCI in 18 European countries. Most studies were found from the UK (n = 11) Italy (n = 9) and Switzerland, Spain and Turkey (n = 6 each). Most were hospital-only based (n = 48) and most covered all ten steps of the BFHI (n = 44) and fewer BFCI (n = 4). Studies were carried out with health workers (n = 17), mothers (n = 34) and policy makers. Most studies were quantitative (n = 39) with many others designs used. Our charting of results highlights that effective implementation required political commitment, legislative and regulatory underpinning; support at organisational level; ongoing multi-professional leadership, education, training and teamwork, and effective education for women. CONCLUSIONS: While contextual country-level factors are seen, there are clear patterns underpinning successful BFHI/ BFCI implementation, which can guide effective implementation. Funded by the Irish Research Council and Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland, grant number: COALESCE/2019/89 KEY MESSAGES: • Strong political and professional leadership is required to support the effective implementation of public health initiatives to support breastfeeding. • Ongoing, effective multi-professional education and training is required to support breastfeeding.
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