The hospital environment and infant feeding: results from a five country study

1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (S9) ◽  
pp. 83-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Covington ◽  
D. S. Gates ◽  
Barbara Janowitz ◽  
R. Israel ◽  
Nancy Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Hospital Personnel ◽  
Feeding Preferences ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Country Study ◽  
Hospital Births

In recent years both the prevalence and duration of breast-feeding have decreased, especially in urban areas of the developing world (McCann et al., 1981). While the majority of births in these areas continue to be attended by traditional birth attendants, the proportion of mothers giving birth in hospitals is increasing. The potential for hospital personnel and practices to affect infant feeding preferences is likely to increase as the trend towards hospital births continues.

scholarly journals INFANT FEEDING

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
AFSHAN SHAHID ◽  
Muhammad Hussain KHAN ◽  
MAHMOOD AHMED ◽  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
MOHAMMAD WASIF KHAN
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Cold Food ◽  
Source Of Information

b j e c t i v e s : To evaluate the infant feeding beliefs and practices of mothers in our setup. D e s i g n of S t u d y : A crosssectionalstudy. Settings: Fauji Foundation Hospital. Rawalpindi. P e r i o d : From Jan 2007 to September 2007. Materials a n d M e t h o d s :366 mothers of infants attending Fauji Foundation Hospital were interviewed by using pre-tested questionnaire. Data was collected forMothers beliefs ad practices regarding infant feeding. Descriptive statistics like percentages, mean and range were obtained by using SPSSversion 11. Results: 366 mothers from rural and urban areas attending hospitals were interviewed. 63.9% mothers believed that breast milkshould be given as first feed. Pre-lacteal feeds were given to 56% of infants. Major source of information for giving pre-lacteal feeds wasrelatives. At birth, 43.7% mothers discarded clostrum considering it harmful and useless for baby. Frequency of breast feeding was highinitially at birth but declined rapidly by early supplementation with bottle feeding. Inadequate weaning in terms of timing, quality and quantitywas observed. Cultural beliefs and taboos like hot and cold food influenced 61.5% of mothers due to which they restricted important fooditems. C o n c l u s i o n s : A targeted health education campaign should stress the main advantages of breast feeding. Messages should stressthe protective benefits of clostrum and encourage mothers to start breast feeding immediately after birth. Potentially hazardous practicesincluding pre lacteal feeding should be discarded. Local cultural and traditional practices and beliefs regarding different food items shouldbe identified. This will help to improve the food intake of infants by strengthening the useful beliefs and discontinuing harmful ones.

Traditional Birth Attendants' Advice Toward Breast-Feeding, Immunization and Oral Rehydration Among Mothers in Rural Bangladesh

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahbubur Rashid ◽  
Korpchoot Tayakkanonta ◽  
Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong ◽  
Alan Geater ◽  
Gregory A. Bechtel
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Birth Attendants

scholarly journals Assisted Birth Delivery In Ghana: Evidence From Ghana Demographic And Health Survey 1988 - 2014

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Fosu Oteng ◽  
Richard Aboagye-Mensah ◽  
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Safe Delivery ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Skilled Assistance ◽  
Assisted Birth

Abstract Background: Assistance during birth delivery is an essential reproductive care given to women during pregnancy. Even with the best possible antenatal care, any delivery can become a complicated one; therefore, skilled assistance is essential to safe delivery care. Proven health care interventions such as skilled assistance during childbirth can prevent or manage these complications. Methods: The study used secondary data from all the six rounds of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). Bivariate, multivariate and binary logistic regression models were applied to examine the association between some background characteristics and assisted birth delivery. Results: The results showed that birth delivery is generally assisted by Nurses/Midwives over the period under review. The proportion of women who were not assisted during delivery declined over the period. Similarly, there was a decline in the percentage of women who were assisted by traditional birth attendants. In addition, it was observed that older women were more likely to be assisted by doctors during delivery as compared with younger women. Women with secondary education were more likely to utilize the services of nurses/midwives during delivery compared with those with no education. Women from the rural areas were more likely to receive delivery assistance from Traditional Birth Attendants compared with those from urban areas. Conclusion: These findings heighten that future successful interventions for skilled birth attendants should prioritise the identified groups who were more likely to utilize the services of TBAs.

scholarly journals Empowering traditional birth attendants as agents of maternal and neonatal immunization uptake in Nigeria: a repeated measures design

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinedu Anthony Iwu ◽  
Kenechi Uwakwe ◽  
Uche Oluoha ◽  
Chukwuma Duru ◽  
Ernest Nwaigbo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Culturally Adapted ◽  
Workshop Intervention

Abstract Background Adequate immunization coverage in rural communities remain a challenge in Nigeria. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) form an integral part of the social, cultural and religious fabric in most rural communities in Nigeria. Despite their limitations in handling the complications of childbirth, TBAs are widely accepted and patronized, especially in rural areas. The objectives of the project were to empower TBAs and assess the use of a culturally adapted audio-visual workshop intervention to change their knowledge, attitude and willingness to promote immunization uptake. Methods A repeated-measures design that used a convenience sampling technique to select 90 TBAs from the three geopolitical zones of Imo State, Nigeria. The TBAs were engaged through a culturally adapted audio-visual workshop. Data were collected before and immediately after intervention using a pretested questionnaire. Chi square test was done to determine any significant association with the zone of practice and paired sample t-test analysis to determine any significant pre and post intervention change. Level of significance was set at p ≤ ·05. Results More than half of the TBAs had at most, a secondary level of education (54·4%). The average length of time they practiced as TBAs was 16 years with an average of ten birth deliveries per month. After the intervention, all the respondents (100%) reported a willingness to always promote immunization uptake and also, there was a statistically significant increase in Knowledge (p < ·000). Similarly, the level of knowledge in the post intervention period appeared to be significantly associated with the zone of practice (p = ·027). Conclusion The workshop intervention empowered the TBAs irrespective of their zones of residence by successfully improving their knowledge, though at varying levels; and consequently, their willingness to always promote immunization uptake.

scholarly journals Training Zambian traditional birth attendants to reduce neonatal mortality in the Lufwanyama Neonatal Survival Project (LUNESP)

2012 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Gill ◽  
Nicholas G. Guerina ◽  
Charity Mulenga ◽  
Anna B. Knapp ◽  
Grace Mazala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Birth Attendants
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