Establishing breast feeding in hospital.
The experience and practice of the author is described in her appointment as a breast feeding advisor to the paediatric and obstetric units at University College Hospital with special responsibility for supervising infant feeding, especially breast feeding in the maternity unit. During 1980-5 there were 13,185 mothers whose babies fed. The feeding method of 12,842 mothers was recorded on discharge from the postnatal wards and 77% were breast feeding; only 3% of these mothers gave complement feeds of infant formula. The practices in the maternity wards to enable mothers to establish successful breast feeding and the methods of dealing with common problems of breast feeding are described.
Levi
J
J
Paediatric Department, University College Hospital, London.
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology; D008131:London; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012923:Social Class; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D014886:Weaning