First drops, first hope: a quality improvement project to improve early breast feeding in preterm infants

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dc.contributor.authorHassan, MHSM
dc.contributor.authorDe Silva, BM
dc.contributor.authorPemarathne, DV
dc.contributor.authorJayaweera, PHS
dc.contributor.authorRathnayake, KACJJ
dc.contributor.authorHerath, HMSY
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-27T04:26:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractEarly breast feeding (BF) is crucial for preterm infants, offering protection against infections, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), supporting optimal neurodevelopment and significantly reducing mortality and morbidity. This Quality Improvement (QI) Project was designed to improve the early initiation of BF (within 6 hours) at Teaching Hospital (TH) Badulla.
dc.identifier.conferenceAnnual Academic Sessions-2025
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31705/FOMAAS.2025.019
dc.identifier.facultyMedicine
dc.identifier.pgnos25p.
dc.identifier.placeMoratuwa
dc.identifier.proceedingAnnual Academic Sessions of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Moratuwa
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/25054
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, University of Moratuwa
dc.subjectPRETERM INFANTS
dc.subjectEARLY BREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectPERIPREM
dc.subjectUNICEF BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE
dc.subjectQI PROJECT
dc.titleFirst drops, first hope: a quality improvement project to improve early breast feeding in preterm infants
dc.typeConference-Abstract

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