Model Approach to Development of Breastfeeding as a Subspecialty Integrated withPrivate Sector Maternal/Infant Health Care

摘要

The overall goal of the project was to establish a model program of breastfeedingservices which provides a permanent, self-supporting means of increasing the occurrence and duration of breastfeeding. This was accomplished by integrating the services of health care professionals with human lactation/breastfeeding subspecializations into the private sector maternal and pediatric care system and by pursuing options for receiving payment for these services. Other activities include a comparative study based on an infant feeding survey and breastfeeding promotion coordinated with the state MCH bureau.