Protection, promotion and support of breast-feeding in Europe
Progress from 2002 to 2007
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15096709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adriano Cattaneo (0000-0001-9172-057X, IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, corresponding author), Tea Burmaz (0000-0002-9171-2817, IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo), Maryse Arendt (0000-0002-0523-3837), Ingrid Nilsson (0000-0002-2086-0433, Danish Medical Association), Krystyna Mikiel-Kostyra, Irena Kondrate, Marie José Communal (Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé), Catherine Massart, Elise Chapin, Elise M Chapin (0000-0001-8286-3173), Maureen Fallon (Health Service Executive) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 751-759 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980009991844 |
| PMID | 19860992 |
| OpenAlex | W2047746728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
Objective To assess progress in the protection, promotion and support of breast-feeding in Europe. Design Data for 2002 and 2007 were gathered with the same questionnaire. Of thirty countries, twenty-nine returned data for 2002, twenty-four for 2007. Results The number of countries with national policies complying with WHO recommendations increased. In 2007, six countries lacked a national policy, three a national plan, four a national breast-feeding coordinator and committee. Little improvement was reported in pre-service training; however, the number of countries with good coverage in the provision of WHO/UNICEF courses for in-service training increased substantially, as reflected in a parallel increase in the number of Baby Friendly Hospitals and the proportion of births taking place in them. Little improvement was reported as far as implementation of the International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes is concerned. Except for Ireland and the UK, where some improvement occurred, no changes were reported on maternity protection. Due to lack of standard methods, it was difficult to compare rates of breast-feeding among countries. With this in mind, slight improvements in the rates of initiation, exclusivity and duration were reported by countries where data at two points in time were available. Conclusions Breast-feeding rates continue to fall short of global recommendations. National policies are improving slowly but are hampered by the lack of action on maternity protection and the International Code. Pre-service training and standard monitoring of breast-feeding rates are the areas where more efforts are needed to accelerate progress
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| Citations per year | 0.44 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |