HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS

REGARDING EXCLUSIVE BREAST

FEEDING

D.K.M Jayasinghe
 INTRODUCTION

 Colombo south teaching hospital is one of major hospital in Sri Lanka

which is established in Dehiwala Mount Lavinia municipal council.
 Thirty three wards and many of special units are there. Total beds about
1083. Monthly total admissions around 13000. The Director is the head and
Deputy Directors, Hospital secretary ,have the authority of administration.
 Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, MLTs, Paramedical staff, Health care
assistance, Midwives, Cleaning and Security Staff ….etc many of professional
categories are providing service there.
 When we considering maternity section there are 3 ANC units, 3 PNC
Units,3 Pediatric units ,2 Special care baby units, 3 Operation theaters and a
Lactation unit .As well as 7 consultants 70 of Nursing officers,30 Midwives,
are providing service there.
Monthly average statistics of maternity
section wards

Descriptions Monthly Average

Deliveries 400
L.B.W. babies 100
Over Weight Babes 35
IUD 3
Still Birth 2
Neonatal admissions 35
Neonatal death 2
Maternal death 00
 GENERAL OBJECTIVES

 Conduct a interactive and knowledge shearing

work shop regarding exclusive breast feeding
with relevant resource person.
 Developed knowledge and attitudes of the
health care providers.
 Improve quality of the Teaching Hospital
Kalubowila maternity section Health care
Service.
 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

 Assess the knowledge of nurses and midwives

regarding breast feeding
 Aware the nurses on exclusive breast feeding
 Demonstrate how practice
 Evaluate the knowledge and skills of participants
 JUSTIFICATION
 There are several delayed discharges in post
natal wards due to reduce urine out put and
icterus babies and also some percentage are
depend on formula milk.
Delayed discharges from post natal wards
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Due to reduce UOP 13.6% 20% 18%

Due to Jaundice 8% 7.6% 4%

 JUSTIFICATION CONTINUE
Not only that, there are many admissions to
pediatric wards due to following details.

Admission to Pediatric Wards

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

LACTATION FAILURE 26.9% 15.3% 24.1%

JAUNDICE 18.5% 25.1% 12.2%

 JUSTIFICATION CONTINUE

According to above table,

There are lot of health education programs in field

and hospital clinics , there is a weak point in some
where which we should solve.
Since we conducted a work shop regarding exclusive
breast feeding for the health staff at post natal
wards to solve that problem to a some extend.
 SWOT ANALYSIS
S - Support of the Director and SGN/O.
Support of ward in charge and staff participation
of the lecture.

W - Lack of training for Staff.

Staff negative attitudes for participate lectures.
Staff heavy work load.
O - Funds and donors
T - No threats
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Activity

01. Taking apraval from WD sister, SP.G.N/O , Director

02. Select a Lecture from Family Healty Bureu

03. Find out the funds, Discussed with Healty education units
and Donors

04. Arrange a place & selected Group

05. Conducting work shop

06. Maintain & Evaluation