Presenter: Sandhya Satish Khadse
Affiliation: MGM Medical
College, India
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation (In-Person)
🌼 Why Breastfeeding Matters
Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding during
the first six months are vital for newborn survival, growth, and immunity. It
remains one of the most cost-effective strategies to reduce neonatal mortality
rate (NMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR). Yet, in resource-limited hospitals,
short post-delivery stays and limited staff make lactation establishment
difficult.
🏥 Setting the Scene
This initiative was conducted at Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Hospital (CSMH), a 500-bedded tertiary care hospital in
Kalwa, Thane. The hospital operates its own human milk bank, collecting and
distributing donor milk to neonates in need.
However, early discharge policies (48 hours for
vaginal delivery and 5 days for caesarean section) limited mothers’ time to
establish breastfeeding confidence.
🤝 The Intervention
To bridge this gap, a mother-support group
was formed. Trained counsellors—particularly experienced elderly women—provided
emotional support, practical lactation guidance, and counselling on milk
donation. This peer-support approach helped dispel misconceptions and reduce
unnecessary formula feeding.
📊 What Changed?
Over 299 days:
- 👩🍼 3,490
mothers counselled
- 🫶 1,389 donors registered
- 🍼 265
newborns received donor milk
- 🥛 123.54 litres of milk collected
Between 2016 and 2018:
- Milk collection rose from 31.06 L to 83.25 L annually
- Donor registrations increased from 472 to 1,128
- Newborn recipients increased from 52 to 179
- 📉
Significant reduction in illness-related hospital visits in the first six
months of life
🌍 Key Takeaway
In resource-limited settings, community-based
lactation support groups can significantly strengthen breastfeeding practices
and milk donation systems. Empowering mothers through structured counselling
and peer engagement is a sustainable model to improve neonatal health outcomes
and reduce infection-related morbidity.
👩⚕️ About the Speaker
Dr. Sandhya Khadse
is a Paediatrician specializing in
Neonatal Nutrition and Human Milk Banking, she holds a MD degree and she is
fellow of Indian academy of Paediatrics she has worked with UNICEF and WHO and
is National expert for human milk banking in India and technical expert group
committee member for global guidelines she has published 176 papers, she
currently the Dean at MGM Medical College, Nerul Navi Mumbai
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