History of breastfeeding in Slovakia until Corona crisis
History of breastfeeding in Slovakia until Corona crisis
Author(s): Silvia VelkováSubject(s): Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Demography and human biology
Published by: SAMOSATO, s. r. o., Bratislava, Slovensko - MAUREA, s. r. o., Plzeň, Česká republika
Keywords: breastfeeding difficulties; breastfeeding initiation; breastfeeding duration; breastfeeding support;
Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Mass spread of artificial nutrition in the seventies in Slovakia led to increased morbidity and mortality of infants. In the next millennium thanks to the breastfeeding support program the negative trend in nutrition was reversed and the human milk feeding was popularized. Research objectives: Article brings overview of studies dedicated to development of breastfeeding in Slovakia including the social and health policy background. Method of work was analysis of databases Pub Med, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Biblliographia Medica Slovaca, BioMed Central, Bibliographia medica Čechoslovaca, Scopus. Due to lack of available relevant studies on this topic almost all of them were selected. Core of work: Breastfeeding rates have increased in comparison with earlier data. Slovakia collects only “fully breastfeeding” data. Partial breastfeeding data is known only from studies. Breastfeeding in Slovakia is affected by many laws and regulations. In present time Baby Friendly Hospitals recertification is in progress. Conclusion: This article demonstrated that length of exclusive and partial breastfeeding in Slovakia is increasing since 70s.
Journal: International Journal of Health, New Technologies and Social Work
- Issue Year: 17/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 15-26
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
