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Re: announcement of NFP Research Paper Award for 1996From: Linda Greengas (lingreen@internet-95.com)Fri Jul 25 14:07:34 1997
Bulent Potur wrote:
Three years
> ago me, a pediatrician and a general practitioner from our hospital were
> Personally I would be very glad if I were able to see the innovations When I visited China in 1995 on a professional exchange program, I got to see first-hand how they had adapted the "Baby Friendly Initiative". In 1992, the premier issued a proclamation that China would encourage breastfeeding. Every infant born in Guilin (that was the place we visited), is placed skin to skin with its mother within one half hour of birth and encouraged to breastfeed. All staff are trained using the WHO textbook. Women in Guilin breastfeed anywhere from 10 to 18 months. A telephone hot line is available for breastfeeding advice. The hospital also maintains a milk bank for those women having difficulty keeping up their own supply. Women usually receive four months of paid maternity leave. Manual breast massage is used to stimulate the breast and to increase milk production. BTW, in this particular clinic, 100% of all births are attended by midwives. Prenatal care was described as similar to that in the US. An ultrasound is usually performed at 50 days (from LMP) to confirm pregnancy (dates). In the last trimester, women receive another ultrasound to detect disease (fetal anomalies) and to assess growth. In this city, 90% of the women have prenatal care. Linda, MPH (Maternal/Child Health ---------- ..
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