[It is not so difficult to carry out simple things properly!].
This report is about the results of the experience we did, since 1996, in the nursing unit of a first level mountain hospital in which we work, where we followed a new childbirth and postpartum assistance protocol aimed to humanizing birth and postpartum, promoting exclusive breastfeeding and reducing childbirth risks. The results show that, since the beginning of our experience, we had an evident reduction of preterm childbirth (newborns with less than 36 weeks of gestational age). We also had a reduction of cesarian sections and of neonatal transferrals in second level neonatal units. Furthermore, we had a progressive growth of exclusive breastfeeding. The report also shows that, since 1996, the newborns discharged from our hospital are exclusively breastfed for a time longer than before and that, at 1 year, 11 percent of our children are still breastfed.
Pasquini
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R
Dipartimento Materno Infantile ASL 13 Ascoli Piceno.
Amadio
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C
Lombardi   Mistura
E
E
Luciani
L
L
Castelli
E
E
Carlucci
A
A
D016550:Birthing Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*