Are you Baby-Friendly? Knowledge deficit among US maternity staff

Journal of Human Lactation : Official Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association
Radha SadacharanAnne Merewood

Abstract

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative began in 1991. In 2010, approximately 3% of United States (US) hospitals were Baby-Friendly certified. When collecting data for related studies, we noted that many maternity staff erroneously claimed their hospital was Baby-Friendly.™ To determine whether maternity staff in US hospitals could accurately describe their institution's status with regard to Baby-Friendly certification. In 2010-2011, we called all maternity hospitals in the US and asked to be connected to the maternity service. We then asked the person answering the maternity service phone: "Is your hospital a Baby-Friendly hospital?" and recorded the position of the respondent. We called 2974 hospitals, and received answers on Baby-Friendly status from 2851. According to the Baby-Friendly USA Website (http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org), 3% (75/2851) of these hospitals were Baby-Friendly. However, staff at 62% (1780/2851) stated their hospital was Baby-Friendly. Staff at 15% (424/2851) did not know what the caller meant by "Baby-Friendly hospital." Accuracy of knowledge varied dependent on the respondent's job title (P < .001). International Board Certified Lactation Consultants were most likely to be accurate, with 89% answering c...Continue Reading

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