The effectiveness of a hospital-based program to promote exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women in Brazil

C.K. Lutter, R. Perez-Escamilla, A. Segall, T. Sanghvi, K. Teniya and C. Wickham

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 4, 659-663

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined the effectiveness of a hospital program to promote exclusive breast-feeding in Santos, Brazil. Methods. In a prospective design, women who delivered at a hospital with an active breast- feeding promotion program (n = 236) were compared with women who delivered at a nearby control hospital (n = 206). Results. The two groups had similar demographic characteristics and previous breast-feeding histories. Exposure to breast-feeding activities, assessed by maternal recall prior to discharge, was universally high at the program hospital and universally low at the control hospital. Multivariate survival analysis showed that exclusive breast-feeding lasted 53 days longer among women who delivered at the program hospital. Conclusions. Hospital-based breast-feeding promotion programs may be effective in extending the duration of exclusive breast-feeding.

Date: 1997
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