Improving the First-hour Breastfeeding Rate in Cesarean Deliveries: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Nalina Amuji, Clive Martin Rodrigues, Harshitha M. Swamy, Lakshmi Parvathi Bandlamudi, Tinu Krishna vilasam Regunath, Chandrakala Bada Shekharappa · 2026
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Nalina Amuji and colleagues published a quality improvement report in 2026 on breastfeeding after cesarean birth in southern India. Feeding within the first hour helps long-term breastfeeding succeed. National data put India's cesarean first-hour rate at under a quarter. At their hospital, the starting rate was far lower still.
A team of doctors and nurses ran a structured improvement program. They first measured stable newborns over a baseline period. Change ideas were then tested during a focused four-week push. Working ideas were adopted into routine practice. A long follow-up period checked whether gains held. Hundreds of cesarean-born babies were included in the tracking. The project shows how ward routines, not mothers alone, drive early feeding.
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| CREATOR | Nalina Amuji, Clive Martin Rodrigues, Harshitha M. Swamy, Lakshmi Parvathi Bandlamudi, Tinu Krishna vilasam Regunath, Chandrakala Bada Shekharappa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |