Breastfeeding practices and policies in WHO European Region Member States.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To provide an update on current practices and policy development status concerning breastfeeding in the WHO European Region. DESIGN:National surveys and studies conducted by national health institutions were prioritized. Sub-national data were included where no national data or studies existed. Information on national breastfeeding policies was collected mainly from the WHO Seventh Meeting of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Coordinators and European Union projects. Owing to the different data sources and methods, any comparisons between countries must be made with caution. SETTING:WHO European Member States. RESULTS:Data from fifty-three WHO European Member States were investigated; however, a large proportion had not reported any data. Rates of early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding to 1 year all varied considerably within the WHO European Region. Exclusive breastfeeding rates declined considerably after 4 months, and were low in infants under 6 months and at 6 months of age. The majority of the countries with existing data reported having a national infant and young child feeding policy and the establishment of a national committee on breastfeeding or infant and young child feeding. The majority of the countries with existing data reported having baby-friendly hospitals, although the proportion of baby-friendly hospitals to the total number of national hospitals with maternity units was low in most countries. CONCLUSIONS:Breastfeeding practices within the WHO European Region, especially exclusive breastfeeding rates, are far from complying with the WHO recommendations. There are marked differences between countries in breastfeeding practices, infant and young child feeding policy adoption and proportion of baby-friendly hospitals.

journal_name

Public Health Nutr

journal_title

Public health nutrition

authors

Bagci Bosi AT,Eriksen KG,Sobko T,Wijnhoven TM,Breda J

doi

10.1017/S1368980015001767

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-03-01 00:00:00

pages

753-64

issue

4

eissn

1368-9800

issn

1475-2727

pii

S1368980015001767

journal_volume

19

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