More than 90% of babies born in the Hospital Universitario del Sureste receive breast feeding.

Madrid, March of 2013- mothers who give birth at the Hospital Universitario del Sureste breast-feed their babies in the majority of cases (92%), according to a survey conducted by the service of Pediatrics about the information they receive about breastfeeding from health professionals.

Mothers noted in the study, presented at the VII Congress Spanish of breastfeeding held from the 7th to the 9th of March in Madrid, you gave your baby breastfeeding exclusively (77%) or with some supplemental breast milk in a bottle (15%). Only 8% fed off of artificial milk.

As for the early contact with the newborn baby to promote breastfeeding, the survey says that 81% of mothers had her son skin with skin in the first hour after birth and 50% also gave him chest. In 10% of cases the father, made contact early being entered mother.

The information given to parents about the benefits of breastfeeding, most assert that it receives it from the matron (86%), followed by the family/friends/groups of mothers (40%), and books/magazines/Internet (36%).

Very useful information and support in maternity

The quality of the information received by the mothers of the professionals of the Hospital maternity receives a high rating in the survey, carried out last December.

Thus, 69% said that this was very useful and that it felt very supported and 12% provided very clear brochures.

Also, 83 percent of mothers made very flattering comments about the care received by professionals of Hospital maternity during their stay.

in addition to this work, paediatric professionals presented in the Congress a study on the monitoring and evolution of breastfeeding in infants younger than 36 weeks gestation born in the Hospital.

Del Hospital Universitario del Sureste was a year ago accredited 1 d granted by the initiative for the humanization of assistance at birth and breastfeeding (BFHI) UNICEF and currently working in 2D accreditation.

To obtain this accreditation we have evaluated the measures implemented by the Centre, in collaboration with the General direction of attention to the patient of the Madrid health service, to help the mother to breast-feed successfully applying the ten steps for a happy breastfeeding ” UNICEF.