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The effect of breastfeeding promotion on the infertile postpartum period
Author(s) -
Perez A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90071-r
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , pacifier , obstetrics , postpartum period , family medicine , breastfeeding promotion , amenorrhea , breast feeding , promotion (chess) , health promotion , outpatient clinic , pediatrics , nursing , pregnancy , public health , biology , politics , political science , law , genetics
A new project is testing whether a breastfeeding promotion program will change breastfeeding behavior and the length of postpartum amenorrhea. The control group and 100 of the eventual 400 experimental subjects have been recruited. The program consists of workshops, prenatal care, maternity ward postpartum care, early home visits, and a breastfeeding outpatient clinic. Early results seem to indicate decreased use of pacifiers and foods and fluids other than breast milk by women in the study group.