Preventing nipple pain/trauma in breastfeeding women: a best practice implementation project at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (Spain).

Objectives: To assess compliance with recommendations to alleviate nipple pain and/or trauma (NPT) and to reduce the rate of breastfeeding abandonment for this reason.

Introduction: As a fundamental priority, health programmes encourage mothers to breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months of the baby's life and to supplement breast milk with other foods up to the age of 2 years. However, the presence of NPT can reduce or prevent compliance with this recommendation.

Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in Spain: a cohort study.

Background: Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding have been usually studied at specific times after birth. Little is known about how much time is added to breastfeeding by each associated factor.

Methods: A cohort of 969 mother-child dyads was followed-up for twelve months at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Spain, in 2018.

Health Care Costs Associated to Type of Feeding in the First Year of Life.

Background: Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of infectious diseases, leading to fewer hospital admissions and pediatrician consultations. It is cost saving for the health care system, however, it is not usually estimated from actual cohorts but via simulation studies.

Methods: A cohort of 970 children was followed-up for twelve months.

[ECoLaE: Validation of a questionnaire on breastfeeding knowledge and skills for Nursing].

Objective: To validate the "Questionnaire on breastfeeding knowledge and skills" in Nurses (EcoLa).

Design: A validation study, with prior linguistic adaptation, according to the skills and training of the nurses.

Location: Cantabria.