NDLI: Baseline status regarding compliance with neo-BFHI recommendations in South African neonatal wards: a cross-sectional survey

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Lubbe, Welma Springer, Lisa Maastrup, Ragnhild Haiek, Laura N. Nyaloko, Madimetja
Abstract	Background In 2009, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund issued a revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) package to encourage all healthcare facilities to promote the advice of exclusive breastfeeding. The scope of the BFHI was expanded to include neonatal units by the Nordic and Quebec Working Group. Aim To determine the level of compliance with the recommendations outlined in the “Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative for neonatal wards” (Neo-BFHI) in the South African neonatal wards. Method In this cross-sectional survey, the sample included neonatal wards (N = 33) from public and private hospital facilities. Using EasyTrial software, the Neo-BFHI self-assessment questionnaire was utilized to collect the data. The data was transferred to MS Excel (version 15.0.5127.1000) and analysed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24. Results The South African median score for Neo-BFHI compliance was 77. Neonatal wards in public hospitals scored higher (85) than those in private hospitals (73). Neonatal wards in hospitals that were accredited Baby-friendly had higher compliance scores than those without accreditation. The country had the highest compliance scores (100, 90) on Guiding Principle 1 (respect towards mothers) and step 5 (breastfeeding support), respectively. However, it scored low (71, 58) on steps 4 (enhancing kangaroo mother care) and 7 (maternal infant “togetherness”), respectively. Level 1 and 2 care facilities scored significantly higher than level 3. Conclusion Although South Africa successfully implemented the Neo-BFHI recommendations, private hospitals had a smaller number of BFHI-accredited facilities and lower compliance than public hospitals. Strategies should be developed to strengthen and improve BFHI accreditation and compliance, particularly in private hospitals.
Related Links	https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12913-023-09396-6.pdf
Ending Page	7
Page Count	7
Starting Page	1
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-023-09396-6
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	23
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding Compliance Neonatal wards Infant Kangaroo mother care
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Healthcare Professionals’ Breastfeeding Attitudes and Hospital Practices During Delivery and in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Pre and Post Implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: foundation stone in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding

Compliance with the “Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards” in 36 countries

Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

Strengthening and sustaining the baby-friendly hospital initiative: (2009).

Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)

Expansion of the baby-friendly hospital initiative ten steps to successful breastfeeding into neonatal intensive care: expert group recommendations.

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in US Hospitals

Baseline status regarding compliance with neo-BFHI recommendations in South African neonatal wards: a cross-sectional survey

Similar Documents

Healthcare Professionals’ Breastfeeding Attitudes and Hospital Practices During Delivery and in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Pre and Post Implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: foundation stone in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding

Compliance with the “Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards” in 36 countries

Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

Strengthening and sustaining the baby-friendly hospital initiative: (2009).

Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)

Expansion of the baby-friendly hospital initiative ten steps to successful breastfeeding into neonatal intensive care: expert group recommendations.

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in US Hospitals

Baseline status regarding compliance with neo-BFHI recommendations in South African neonatal wards: a cross-sectional survey