Publications by authors named "E Viora"
Background: In Italy, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates at hospital discharge range unsatisfactorily between 20-97%.
Methods: In 2023, the Project for Hospital Policy on Breastfeeding (HPB) has been launched to promote breastfeeding in Italian Maternity Hospitals (MHs) as a joint initiative of the Italian Scientific Societies involved in perinatal care together with the National Midwife (FNOPO) and Nurse (FNOPI) Boards and with Vivere Onlus, a family association. The HBP Project has been designed as an uncontrolled before-after study to increase EBF rate at hospital discharge in the population of healthy, term infant with a normal weight at birth following an intervention bundle comprising: 1) Establishment of a local hospital Working Group; 2) Adoption of a hospital policy; 3) Implementation of breastfeeding monitoring; 4) Training for perinatal care professionals; 5) Enhanced implementation of the practices of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and mother-baby rooming-in; 6) Development/Improvement of perinatal care protocols.
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- A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was conducted to identify maternal risk factors that increase the likelihood of infants developing respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection (RSV-LRTI).
- The analysis included 20 studies, which found that maternal smoking significantly increases the risk of RSV hospitalization in infants, while breastfeeding lowers that risk.
- Understanding these maternal risk factors is crucial for improving preventative strategies against RSV-LRTI in infants.
Introduction: 24 % of abortion in Italy are repeated procedure. The cause of repeated abortion can be traced back to the inadequacy of the contraceptive counseling during the previous admission or to the adoption of an ineffective contraception method. This study aims to evaluate the Italian situation on the perceived quality of contraceptive counselling by patients undergoing abortion.
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- The Life-ON study aimed to assess sleep quality and disorders among pregnant women and postpartum over time, involving 439 participants from local gynecological departments.
- Results showed that sleep quality worsened throughout pregnancy, with 34% experiencing poor sleep in the first trimester, rising to 71% in the first month postpartum; insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness trends were also noted.
- The study highlights the high prevalence of sleep disorders during pregnancy and postpartum, stressing the need for routine assessments to enhance early detection and management.
This cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the impact of different modalities of induction of labour (IOL) and delivery on levels of woman' satisfaction. All women aged 18 years or older, who underwent IOL for at-term pregnancy (≥41 weeks of gestation) in randomly selected days during the study period in 6 participating centres were eligible for the study. The questionnaire investigated women's opinion regarding information about induction, pain control, length of induction, their experience about induction, labour and delivery and their attitude towards induction in a subsequent pregnancy.
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