Effectiveness of an implementation strategy for a breastfeeding guideline in Primary Care: cluster randomised trial

• Published in: BMC family practice Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 144
• Main Authors: Martín-Iglesias, Susana, del-Cura-González, Isabel, Sanz-Cuesta, Teresa, Arana-Cañedo Argüelles, Celina, Rumayor-Zarzuelo, Mercedes, Alvarez-de la Riva, Marta, Lloret-Sáez Bravo, Ana M, Férnandez-Arroyo, Rosa M, Aréjula-Torres, José L, Aguado-Arroyo, Óscar, Góngora-Maldonado, Francisco, García-Corraliza, Manuela, Sandoval-Encinas, Nazareth, Tomico-delRío, Margarita, Cornejo-Gutiérrez, Ana M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.12.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Breast feeding; Breast Feeding - methods; Breast Feeding - psychology; Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Community Health Services; Counseling; Female; Guidelines as Topic - standards; Health aspects; Health Personnel - education; Health Personnel - standards; Health Plan Implementation; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal-Child Health Centers; Methods; Models, Statistical; Mothers - psychology; Mothers - statistics & numerical data; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Practice guidelines (Medicine); Primary Health Care - organization & administration; Professional Role; Professional-Patient Relations; Socioeconomic Factors; Spain; Study Protocol; Spain

The protection and promotion of breastfeeding is considered a priority in Europe where only 22% of infants less than 6 months old are exclusively breastfed. In Spain this percentage reaches 24.8% but in our city it falls to 18.26%. Various studies emphasise that the improvement of these results shou...