Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
In order to expand the benefits of breastfeeding as a birth spacing option for women in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Academy of Nutrition at the Academy of Preventive Medicine in Almaty conducted an operations research study to test the effectiveness of lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) promotion among women in Kazakhstan, as part of the Population Council’s Frontiers in Reproductive Health Small Grants Program. Results show that the intervention programs implemented in experimental baby-friendly hospitals (BFHs) and ordinary hospitals (OHs) improved women’s knowledge, skills, and desire to breastfeed The report concludes that training activities should be strengthened and all medical personnel should be trained to counsel women on LAM use, especially in uncertified ordinary hospitals.
Recommended Citation
Tazhibayev, Shamil, Toregeldy Sharmanov, Ayan Ergalieva, Oksana Dolmatova, Orynkul Mukasheva, Aina Seidakhmetova, and Raikhan Kushenova. 2004. "Promotion of lactation amenorrhea method intervention trial, Kazakhstan," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh4.1176
Language
English
Project
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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