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Experience of Home-Based Breastfeeding Support Programs in two centers in Colombia. Pediatrics

Investigación y Educación

Introduction: Colombia and Latin America in general show low rates of Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF), which are far from the goal of 50% EBF by 2025 proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) (1). Home-Based Breastfeeding Support Programs (HBSP) are a strategy created to strengthen adoption and adherence to EBF during the first 6 months, with the ultimate goal of providing the benefits of this practice and of preventing complications related to its absence (2). In 2012, the Keralty Group implemented an HBSP as one of its tools for postnatal care during the first 2 weeks of life. The program followed recommendations for successful EBF issued by the WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (3). Objective: To describe the characteristics and experience with an HBSP program by reporting the number of home visits carried out, the percentage of mothers in BE on first visit, and maternal and neonatal findings.

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