Discussion
The main goal of implementing the BFU inside the NPHS was to improve the
quality and equity of breastfeeding care, because there is evidence that
vulnerable breastfeeding dyads benefit the most from BSS (Victora
et al., 2016). We also aimed to establish a breastfeeding program in an
academic medical center, mirroring other experiences, to be able to
offer specialized breastfeeding clinical individual care, and
opportunities for HP training and research (inside and outside the
hospital) while extending links to the community (Garner et al., 2015).
Even though similar experiences have been described (Rosen-Carole,
2017), this is, to our knowledge, the first reported intervention of its
kind (inside an NPHS). We hope that sharing it may help paving the way
for others.