tailieunhanh - Evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

Although pregnancy is considered a normal state, it is a vulnerable period in a woman's life because of exposure to a series of physical, mental, and socially adverse conditions. The earlier these conditions are recognized and addressed, the greater the chances of minimizing their impact. Addressing psychological distress during the perinatal period in an appropriate way makes circumstances better for the woman and her baby in the contexts in which they are living. Health workers attitudes and behaviours are of fundamental importance to promoting mental health. Respectful, courteous, empathic, non-judgemental behaviours and provision of information, encouragement and praise promote optimal. | WHO CHD ORIGINAL ENGLISH DISTR GENERAL Evidence for the ten steps to successful breastfeeding CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIVISION OF CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHO CHD DISTR. GENERAL ORIGINAL ENGLISH Evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding DIVISION OF CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT World Health Organization Geneva 1998 World Health Organization 1998 This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization WHO and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may however be freely reviewed abstracted reproduced or translated in part or in whole but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors. Cover illustration adapted from a poster by permission of the Ministry of Health .