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Knowledge and attitudes of Lebanese women towards Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund launched the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to encourage best infant breastfeeding practices immediately after birth. In Lebanon, few hospitals are currently accredited as Baby Friendly. AIM:To assess the knowledge of Lebanese women of BFHI steps, and to explore their attitudes towards Baby Friendly Hospitals, Skin-to-Skin Contact and Kangaroo Care practices. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of healthy pregnant women from Lebanon's six governorates. RESULTS:The mean (SD) age of the participants (N = 517) was 28.6 (4.7) years. Most participants were unfamiliar with the terms Baby Friendly hospital (93.7%), skin-to-skin contact or kangaroo care (75%), or were inadequately instructed on how to initiate (54.2%) or continue (46.2%) breastfeeding. However, when provided with information about the benefits of BFHI practices, most mothers (> 90%) stated that they would deliver in Baby Friendly hospitals. About 68.4% of mothers refused to give donor human milk to their sick premature infants because of religious beliefs. Knowledge of Baby Friendly hospitals was significantly associated with university education (p = 0.029), higher monthly income (p = 0.042), and previous experiences of skin-to-skin contact (p<0.001), rooming in (p = 0.037), or breastfeeding support (p = 0.036). CONCLUSION:There is a need for national awareness campaigns that address both the numerous advantages of the BFHI practices and Lebanese women's knowledge gaps about these practices. Such knowledge will help scale up the implementation of BFHI practices in hospitals in Lebanon, thus increasing breastfeeding rates and positively impacting the health of infants and mothers.

SUBMITTER: Oueidat H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485862 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Knowledge and attitudes of Lebanese women towards Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices.

Oueidat Hala H Charafeddine Lama L Nimer Hana H Hussein Hiba H Nabulsi Mona M

PloS one 20200911 9

<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund launched the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to encourage best infant breastfeeding practices immediately after birth. In Lebanon, few hospitals are currently accredited as Baby Friendly.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess the knowledge of Lebanese women of BFHI steps, and to explore their attitudes towards Baby Friendly Hospitals, Skin-to-Skin Contact and Kangaroo Care practices.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional surv ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundInternational migration poses important challenges to European health care systems. The development of "migrant friendly hospitals" has been identified as a priority in both Europe and Switzerland.MethodsA multi-pronged initiative was developed at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) to improve staff knowledge and use of existing "migrant friendly" resources. A self-administered questionnaire was sent pre and post-intervention to random samples of 4 major professional groups with direct patient contact at the HUG. The questionnaire assessed staff knowledge, attitudes and reported practices regarding the care of migrant patients.ResultsOverall response rate was 51% (N = 1460) in 2010 but only 19% (N = 761) in 2013 owing to an institutionally imposed change in survey method. Despite these difficulties, and after adjusting for sample differences, we found that respondents in 2013 were significantly more likely to have received training in how to organize an appointment with an interpreter, how to work with an interpreter and about health and social services available for migrant patients. Respondents were also significantly more likely to have used several Migrant Friendly structures at the HUG. Use of, preference for and perceived skill at working with professional interpreters all improved, and respondents were both more likely to be encouraged by their supervisors to use professional interpreters, and less likely to be encouraged to look for alternative solutions for communicating with non francophone patients. Finally, 2013 respondents encountered fewer difficulties caring for migrant patients, although lack of time and language barriers continued to be the most important sources of difficulty.ConclusionOur results suggest that an institution-wide information campaign may contribute to increased awareness and use of migrant friendly resources by clinical staff. Hospital commitment and financing, along with inter-departmental participation in all activities were important in creating and maintaining project visibility, and in contributing to a migrant friendly institutional culture.

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Knowledge and attitudes of Lebanese women towards Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices.

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