The Brazilian National Breastfeeding Program: a success story

Autor:	M. Ferreira Rea
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	Average duration business.industry Health Policy Professional development Breastfeeding Obstetrics and Gynecology Legislation General Medicine Metropolitan area Breast Feeding Nursing parasitic diseases Medicine Humans Female Socioeconomics business Brazil
Zdroj:	International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 31
ISSN:	0020-7292 1987-1988
Popis:	The Brazilian National Breastfeeding Program launched in 1981, is remarkable for its broad scope, including activities aimed at protecting (employment legislation, control of marketing of substitutes for mother's milk), promoting (use of the media, professional training), and supporting breastfeeding (mothers' groups, information material, and direct counseling). The program was preceded by an assessment in the metropolitan areas of Recife and Sao Paulo. Evaluation of the program carried out in 1987-1988 shows that it has had an impact; the average duration of breastfeeding increased from 89 to 127 days in Sao Paulo and from 66 to 104 days in Recife. Exclusive breastfeeding, which averaged 43 days in Sao Paulo, increased by 1.5 times; while in Recife the increase was 2.2 times, leading to 32 days.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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