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The Mother-Baby Assessment (MBA): An "Apgar Score" for Breastfeeding

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Communication about breastfeeding among health workers is hampered by the lack of a standardized method of documentation for breastfeeding. Scoring methods previously described by Matthews, Jenks, and Bocar and Shrago focus on the baby's behavior. I am proposing a "Mother-Baby Assessment (MBA) Score," a ten-point assessment of maternal and infant breastfeeding behavior. The assessment system may be used to track the progress of a motherbaby pair as they learn how to breastfeed, and also may be useful in hospital charting, when making referrals, when practicing triage, or when conducting research.

Key Words: breastfeeding assessment • breastfeeding scoring • documentation

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 8, No. 2, 79-82 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449200800216


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