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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2024

Breastfeeding support among re-hospitalized young children: a survey from Italy.

Elena Scarpato, Guglielmo Salvatori, Michelangelo Barbaglia, Deborah Casero, Teresa Cazzato, Veronica Righetti, Annamaria Staiano, Riccardo Davanzo

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elena ScarpatoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Guglielmo SalvatoriNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Michelangelo BarbagliaPediatric Unit, "Castelli" Hospital, ASL VCO, Verbania, Italy.
Deborah CaseroPediatric Dpt, San Paolo Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo-Carlo, Milan, Italy.
Teresa CazzatoPediatric Primary Care, TA 1, Taranto, Italy.
Veronica RighettiPediatric Primary Care, ULSS 3, Venice, Italy.
Annamaria StaianoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Riccardo DavanzoInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34100, Trieste, Italy. riccardo.davanzo@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-8097
Federico II University Hospital · ITAzienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITIRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · ITOspedale San Paolo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2021, the Task Force on Breastfeeding of the Italian Ministry of Health released a document calling for the provision of breastfeeding support in case of re-hospitalization of the child after birth. Since type and quality of breastfeeding support during re-hospitalization in Italian Pediatric Units (PUs) is largely unknown, the Breastfeeding Section of the Italian Society of Pediatrics (TASIP) conducted an ad hoc national survey.

methodsIn March 2023, a specifically designed electronic questionnaire was sent to the Directors of 328 PUs, who were requested to fill it online.

resultsData from 161 PUs were received, with a response rate of 48.7%. Our results highlighted that 18.6% of units do not provide training on breastfeeding for healthcare professionals and 46% of PUs lack of an ad hoc policy on breastfeeding support in case of re-hospitalization of the child. Although 88.2% of PUs provide breast pumps to the mothers of the re-hospitalized young children, 34.8% lack of a protocol on the storage of expressed breast milk.

conclusionsBreastfeeding support for the mothers of hospitalized breastfed young children appears to be suboptimal in Italian PUs. Interventions aimed to structure and improve the quality of breastfeeding support for the mother-child dyad are needed, particularly developing protocols and providing a training on breastfeeding to the majority of healthcare professionals.

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Breast FeedingPostnatal CareChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansItalyPregnancySuppurationSurveys and QuestionnairesBreastfeedingBreastfeeding supportHospitalized childrenSurvey

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