caa a22 4500 39757729X CHVBK 20180308164859.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199612 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024538 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024538 Promoting breastfeeding: a view of the current position and a proposed agenda foraction in Scotland [Elektronische Daten] [Harry Campbell, Ian Jones] The prevalence of breastfeeding in Scotland is the second lowest in Europe. There is good evidence that breastfeeding results in decreased gastrointestinal, and to a lesser extent respiratory infections, in the first year of life, and reducedserious infections in low-birthweight babies. Published evidence for the effectiveness of interventions which seek to promote successful breastfeeding within populations is scanty and of poor quality, although numerous studies have highlighted hospital practices which discourage and undermine breastfeeding. Changing these poor practices has been shown to be achievable and can lead to improved breastfeeding rates. Experience in other industrialized countries such as Canada, Australia and Norway has shown that substantial increases in breastfeeding are achievable through combined government and health service action over a period of one or two decades. We recommend a combination of government and health service action to promote breastfeeding in Scotland including: implementation of the International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes; reviews of health professional basic and in-service training in breastfeeding management, maternity leave and allowances, and work-place facilities for breastfeeding mothers; promotion of the ‘Baby Friendly Initiative'; development of community support for breastfeeding mothers; routine collection of breastfeeding data to support annual monitoring of breast-feeding rates; and support for research on the effectiveness of strategies which seek to promote breastfeeding. © Oxford University Press Articles nationallicence breastfeeding nationallicence health promotion nationallicence health policy nationallicence disease prevention nationallicence Campbell Harry Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9AG aut Jones Ian Fife Health Research, Glenrothes House Glenrotha KY7 5PB aut Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/4(1996-12), 406-414 1741-3842 18:4<406 1996 18 pubmed https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024538 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024538 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Campbell Harry Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH8 9AG aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jones Ian Fife Health Research, Glenrothes House Glenrotha KY7 5PB aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/4(1996-12), 406-414 1741-3842 18:4<406 1996 18 pubmed Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford