2023
Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysis
Daiy K, Arslanian K, Choy C, Manuele-Magele A, Soti-Ulberg C, Hromi-Fiedler A, Hawley N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001725. PMID: 37093783, PMCID: PMC10124882, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolicy recommendationsContent analysisFriendly InitiativeQualitative content analysisNational policyEvidence-based toolboxGovernment ministriesCountry contextMeeting notesBreastfeeding environmentCommittee processEmergent wayInductive approachLactation roomsInitiativesSpecific waysPolicyOverarching methodTopic of breastfeedingBBF processSamoaThemesSubthemesCommittee meetingsCommittee
2018
Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana
Aryeetey R, Hromi-Fiedler A, Adu-Afarwuah S, Amoaful E, Ampah G, Gatiba M, Kwakye A, Otoo G, Plange-Rhule G, Sagoe-Moses I, Selenje L, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ghana Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Committee. Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana. International Breastfeeding Journal 2018, 13: 30. PMID: 30008793, PMCID: PMC6042403, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-018-0172-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsufficient government fundingBBF IndexBreastfeeding servicesAvailable evidenceTotal scoreProgram gapsScoresInadequate monitoringPilot testingInadequate coverageProgram deliveryProgram implementationCurrent studyAwareness initiativesModerate scalingSub-optimal coordinationBreastfeedingMaternity protectionCommittee