An Innovative Educational Intervention to Improve Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills Surrounding Breastfeeding

Educational Resources and Curriculum on Lactation for Health Undergraduate Students: A Scoping Review

“…Even so, there is little agreement on best practice standards or a consistent multidisciplinary approach. Many authors supported the use of experiential learning to enhance health professional students’ skills (Bac et al, 2015; Rhodes & Burgess, 2018; Ricciotti et al, 2010; Theurich & McCool, 2016).…”

“…We found a heavy focus on improving students’ breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and developing breastfeeding support skills. The authors of studies that provided examples of curriculum aimed at developing students’ breastfeeding support skills, also found areas of insufficiency and little increase in students’ confidence (Edwards, 2013; Froehlich et al, 2013; Gary et al, 2017; Healer, 2014; Meusch et al, 2013; Miller et al, 2007; Rhodes & Burgess, 2018; Villegas et al, 2016). Many health care professional (HCP) programs lack evidence-based breastfeeding curriculums, which provided consistent information and up-to-date best practices.…”

“…The World Health Organization (2018) and the UNICEF promote breastfeeding education with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding through the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). These were used as theoretical and practical references for both undergraduate students and for health professionals, as an effective pedagogical resource for student learning (Bac et al, 2015; Du Plessis et al, 2009; Kakrani et al, 2015; McIntyre & Fraser, 2018; Rhodes & Burgess, 2018). However, most of the reported research used traditional lactation curriculum information, for example, anatomy and physiology of lactation, human milk production, and latch (Bozzette & Posner, 2013; Miller et al, 2007; Spear, 2006; Terzioğlu et al, 2016; Villegas et al, 2016).…”

“…Also, face-to-face support seemed to be more efficient for families who were exclusively breastfeeding (McFadden et al, 2017). Authors of reviewed studies found that hands-on clinical experience in breastfeeding enhanced the learning and contributed to the education for undergraduate health professional students (Bac et al, 2015; Kakrani et al, 2015; Ogburn et al, 2005; Psiaki & Olson, 1982; Rhodes & Burgess, 2018; Ricciotti et al, 2010). On the other hand, authors showed that the sole use of online and web-based tools may hold potential for teaching lactation and breastfeeding to UGS (Deloian et al, 2015; Edwards, 2013; Miller et al, 2007; Riordan, 2000).…”

The Development of Student Worksheets Based on Simulation Methods

“…Education is an important investment in producing human resources and one of the means to produce high-quality human resources and important factors in development in the era of globalization that places science and technology (Blaug, 1967;Oecd & OECD, 2014;Psacharopoulos, 1970;Reece, 1978;Scott Norton, 2008;Shah & Steinberg, 2019). Learning is a process given by the teacher to train students in the learning process and gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Cross, 2000;Litchfield & Dempsey, 2015; "Literary Literacy and Intercultural Competence: Furthering Students' Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes," n.d.; Rhodes & Burgess, 2018).…”