THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS

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THE RESULTS OF BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION IN KAUNAS

• EGLE MARKUNIENE MD, PhD
• Kaunas Medical University Hospital, Neonatology
  Clinic
• LITHUANIA

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Prevalence of Breastfeeding in Lithuania
3 - 46.4 6 - 28.6
Lithuanian Nutrition Center
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Breastfeeding Promoted By

• Kaunas Medical University (KMU)
• Obstetric-Gynecology, Neonatology and Pediatric
  Clinics of Kaunas Medical University Hospital
• Municipality of Kaunas
• Society of Breastfeeding Promotion
• Parents Club Father, Mother and Me
• Publishing and Information Center For Life

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Target Groups

• Students of health care
• Physicians
• Midwifes
• Nurses
• Pregnant women
• Mothers

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Method of Study

• Selected term, healthy newborns (October and
  November of year 2000)
• From Maternity homes in 9 different locations
• 1000 questionnaires sent by post on April and May
  of 2001
• Response rate 46.9

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Objective

• To compare the factors of breastfeeding mothers
  have been divided into two groups
• first group mothers from Kaunas - 218
• second group mothers from other locations of
  Lithuania 234

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Education of Mothers
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Family Income per Month

1 EUR 3.45 Lt
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Reasons of Refusing to Breastfeed


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Indicators of Insufficiency of Milk, Used by
Mothers


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Did the Mothers Seek Help ?
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Mothers Who Sought Help Got Advice to


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Breastfeeding Difficulties in the Maternity Home

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What Food Did the Newborn Get in the Maternity
Home?
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Why Did the Newborn Was Fed in That Way?
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Usage of Artificial Nipples in the Maternity Home


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CONCLUSION
The prevalence of BF in Kaunas is higher than in
other locations of Lithuania
Practice of KMU
Practice of NGO
Health policy of Municipality
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RECOMENDATIONS

• High quality of teaching methods for target
  groups
• Development of Mother-to-Mother support groups
• Promotion of BF in the society
• State policy of BF in the country

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THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?
EGLE MARKUNIENE, MD, PhD KMU