Unicef Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding step 3 Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.If the hospital has an affiliated antenatal clinic or antenatal ward…breastfeeding counseling [should be] given to most pregnant women using those services…The antenatal discussion should cover the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 4-6 months, the benefits of breastfeeding, and basic breastfeeding management…Pregnant women of 32 weeks or more gestation…should confirm that the benefits of breastfeeding have been discussed with them…[including] at least two of the following benefits: Nutritional, protective, bonding, health benefits to the mother…and that they have received no group education on the use of infant formula. They should be able to describe at least two of the following breastfeeding management topics: importance of rooming-in, importance of feeding on demand, how to assure enough milk, and positioning and attachment.
By the time a baby is born, the new mother must be comfortable about breastfeeding, understand its benefits, and what she has to do.
The third step is to have sessions with pregnant women to motivate them for breastfeeding and to remove all their doubts. Key Points:
Prenatal education should include:
The benefits of breastfeeding
The benefits of early initiation
The importance of rooming in
The importance of feeding on demand
How to assure enough milk
Proper positioning and attachment
The importance of exclusive breastfeeding
The risk of using bottles and pacifiers
“Prenatal education should not include formula preparation methods.”
Advantages of breastfeeding
Risks of artificial feeding
Mechanisms of lactation and sucking
How to help mothers initiate and sustain breastfeeding
How to assess a breastfeeding session
How to resolve breastfeeding difficulties
Orientation and education on hospital breastfeeding policies and practices
Importance of feeding on cue
Positioning and attachment
Risks of artificial feeding and using bottles
Increase duration of breastfeeding
Babies learn to suckle more effectively
Help mothers learn to breastfeed on cue
Facilitate proper positioning during feedings with the help of a health care professional nearby
Enforce education on the risk of artificial feeding and bottle-feeding
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