The name of this project in Portuguese (Rede Amamenta Brazil), translated as “Brazil’s Breastfeeding Network”, is a word game (see project symbol and details in Portuguese at: http://portal.saude.gov.br/portal/saude/cidadao/visualizar_texto.cfm?idtxt=30133)because “Rede” in Portuguese means both “network” and “hammock”. The main goal of the strategy is to create a nationwide network, supported by the Ministry of Health, to promote, protect and support breastfeeding practices at the Primary Health level. This initiative, established in 2008, is based on education and supervision of the multidiscipline team who attend mothers & babies at Outpatients Clinics throughout the country; supported by continuing education and giving consideration to regional differences. I will talk about the development of the strategy and preliminary results of a multicenter survey designed to evaluate the impact of the project in terms of breastfeeding statistics.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Describe Brazilian BF Program, with comments about it development and the impact on BF figures
Objective 2: Describe an on going evaluation of a Ambulatory Based strategy to increase BF figures at Primary Health Care Network
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