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An overview of the CDC's Community-Based Breastfeeding Supplemental Cooperative Agreement
Rutledge G , Ayers DR , MacGowan C , Murphy P . J Hum Lact 2015 31 (4) 571-6 Although breastfeeding is on the rise in the United States (US), rates of breastfeeding still fall short of national objectives.1,2 Whereas 79% of infants born in 2011 initiated breastfeeding, only 49% were breastfeeding at 6 months and 27% at 12 months, compared to the national objectives of 81.9%, 60.6%, and 34.1%, respectively.1,2 Within this context, the United States has seen an increase in the number of Baby-Friendly hospitals.3 In 2013, 7.15% of US live births occurred in Baby-Friendly designated facilities, compared to 1.79% of live births in 2007.1 Hospitals and birthing facilities must implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and abide by the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes to receive and retain Baby-Friendly designation.3 A number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Baby-Friendly Initiatives in the United States, and they found that full implementation of Baby-Friendly policies was associated with increased breastfeeding rates.4-6 Although there have been increases in the total number of Baby-Friendly designated hospitals in the United States, evaluation studies also indicate challenges with implementing Step 10—foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or birth center.7-9 The challenges most frequently reported with implementing this step included hospitals not facilitating peer counseling for breastfeeding mothers, lack of referral systems to other agencies that provide postpartum breastfeeding support, and hospitals not having control of the services outside of the hospital.7-9 | Community-based support strategies that have demonstrated effective results in initiation of breastfeeding include breastfeeding-friendly maternity care practices in clinical settings,10 breastfeeding education and professional support for health care professionals,11-13 support for breastfeeding in the workplace,14 peer support programs,11 and access to breastfeeding information for new mothers.15 Evidence from international Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Initiatives indicates that maximizing existing resources in the government and working through nongovernmental organizations already implementing community-level activities can achieve significant increases in breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity over large populations.16,17 |
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