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1st Annual Regional Conference for Middle East & Africa
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· May relate to any issues relevant to breastfeeding medicine
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The Abstract Review Committee will evaluate abstracts based on content quality, educational value, timelines, and
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Acceptance and rejection notifications will be sent by October 25th.
Accepted abstracts is planned to be published as a supplement in the February 2016 edition of Breastfeeding Medicine,
the official peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15th October 2015
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Breastfeeding
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EFFECT OF DELAYING THE BATH ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING RATES
Genevieve Preer, MD*1, Jessica M. Pisegna, M.Ed. 2, John T. Cook, PhD2 Anne-Marie Henri3, Barbara L. Philipp, MD,
FABM1
Institutions: Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 1 Department of
Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center,2 Department of Nursing, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA3
Background: The standard of care at our institution has been to give the newborn bath at 2 to 4 hours of life. In May
2010, we began to delay the bath for at least 12 hours of life as standard of care for all eligible infants.
Objective: To determine if delaying the newborn bath correlated with a change in exclusive breastfeeding rates.
Methods: We compared exclusive breastfeeding rates 6 months before and after the start of the Delay the Bath
Initiative. The medical record of every third eligible-to-breastfeed infant admitted to the newborn service during this
12-month period was reviewed. Infant feeding information was obtained from the 24-hour bedside flow sheet. Feeds
for the entire hospital stay were tallied and each infant was categorized into one of 7 tiers by percentage of breastfeeds
received (100%, 90-<100, 75-<90, 50-<75, 25-<50, 1-<25 and 0).
Results: We reviewed 718 infant charts. Infant (gestational age) and maternal characteristics (mode of birth, race, age,
health insurance) were similar before and after delaying the bath. Exclusive breastfeeding rates increased from 31.4%
(111/353) to 40% (146/365) (p=.02) during the time period studied.
Conclusions: We found that delaying the bath was associated with a statistically significant increase in exclusive
breastfeeding rates. We hypothesize that this may be due to limiting stress during the critical period following delivery
when the newborn’s blood sugar normally nadirs and the infant is striving to maintain temperature regulation. Delaying
the bath is a simple intervention that may support improved exclusive breastfeeding rates.
Funding sources: Transforming Birth Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Trust
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15th October 2015
The responsibility for the abstract accuracy rests with the author