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The Ministry of Health diffuses into the rest of the country the program on maternal and child health of the City (13/10/2016)

The Together European pilot project in Murcia notes the importance of intervening on lifestyles during pregnancy and lactation in order to improve the health of both mothers, and the current and future health of their children 16% women Murcia vulnerable social groups their babies exclusively fed with formula.

Is the worst breastfeeding rate of six European cities that have intervened in the municipal services Health program have been made available to health centers and social organizations a permanent plan on maternal and child health obtained as a result of experience-funded European.

The network of health centers and social organizations, have at their disposal a permanent program on maternal and child health developed by the Municipal Health Services as a result of the pilot European Together project "Together: Healthy healthy for you, for both "which it has been developed over two years and has just concluded.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health, under the current National Strategy for Health Promotion, has proposed the dissemination of experience to other municipalities in Spain, considering it as a good geriatric practice.

The experience was raised in order to intervene on the styles of maternal and family life, in order to improve the health of both mothers and the current and future health of their children.

It has been developed by the Department of Sports and Health, which runs Felipe Coello.

Among the most important results obtained highlights the importance of social determinants of health.

Thus, it has been shown that 16% of women from vulnerable social groups Murcia feed their babies exclusively with artificial milk, showing the worst rates of breastfeeding of six European cities involved in the project (Prague, Manchester, Varna , Odense and Kolding, with Murcia).

In them, the European research project developed action in the field of protection and promotion of maternal and child health in the context of Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.

614 women protagonists

In early 2015 the first phase of diagnosis on 614 pregnant women and infants Murcia based on these results the intervention was performed.

Throughout the development of the project interventions and educational materials were designed to raise awareness, educate and train about health problems related to poor nutrition and excess weight and promote a healthy diet during preconception, pregnancy and lactation, focusing in the most vulnerable social groups.

To this end, workshops were conducted in collaboration with various associations such as Columbares, Caritas and Oblatas-, health centers and social service centers, which worked with special emphasis on healthy eating and physical activity, emotional well-being and safety of the environment.

Pregnancy, the best time to change

The project was a community approach, seeking alliances to reach the most disadvantaged groups and taking advantage of the vital stage of pregnancy as the right to make changes to healthier life styles.

For the development of the pilot project, the Municipal Health Services with the cooperation of various organizations and associations:

- University of Murcia.

Nutrition and Food Science

- Midwives Association of the Region of Murcia

- College of Dietitians of Murcia

- Pediatric Society of Southeast Spain

- Municipal Children Schools Service of the City of Murcia

- Social Services City of Murcia

- Service Sports City of Murcia

- Columbares Association

- Copedeco SL

- Caritas Murcia