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CDC-RFA-DP-23-0018: Hospital-based Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Maternity Care Practices Supportive of Breastfeeding

Closed Closed March 27, 2023 Opportunity CDC-RFA-DP-23-0018 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Chronic Disease Education and Awareness (CDC-RFA-DP-27-0068). Status: Expected deadline April 30, 2027. It is in our archive of Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Award floor$1.8 million
• Total funding$6.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control awards averaged $1.0 million; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (45% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Background a. Overview Although most new mothers in the United States plan to breastfeed, practices and policies in maternity care often create barriers to mothers’ ability to carry out their decision to breastfeed, and the failure to adhere to evidence-based practices can lead to premature weaning. Among women who intended to breastfeed for longer than 2 months, 30% stopped breastfeeding early if they experienced none of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps) in the hospital, compared with only 3% of mothers who experienced six steps (Perrine et al., 2012; Available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/1/54.full.pdf+html). In the United States, breastfeeding rates vary by race/ethnic groups, see https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html. Black mothers disproportionately experience a number of barriers to breastfeeding, including lack of knowledge about breastfeeding and insufficient education and support in health care settings, see https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bfm.2014.0152; https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6834a3.htm?s_cid=mm6834a3_w. The implementation of evidence-based maternity practices supportive of breastfeeding is lower among birthing hospitals in US neighborhoods with larger black populations, see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25144543/. The use of these practices increases rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity. Improvements in the implementation of breastfeeding supportive, evidence- based maternity practices in birthing hospitals in four southern states have shown a reduction in black-white disparities in breastfeeding initiation, see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30659064/. With the emergence and continued longevity of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals continue to balance implementing maternity practices supportive of breastfeeding with measures to prevent and control infection (Perrine et al., 2020; Available at Implementation of Hospital Practices Supportive of Breastfeeding in the Context of COVID-19 — United States, July 15–August 20, 2020 | MMWR (cdc.gov)). Since infant feeding decisions and outcomes are largely shaped by experiences in hospitals, an initiative to improve maternity care practices and policies that support breastfeeding in these facilities is critical.

Category: Health.

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