Mothers’ voices: results of a survey of public health nurse-led breastfeeding support groups

“They Just Need to Come Down a Little Bit to Your Level”: A Qualitative Study of Parents’ Views and Experiences of Early Life Interventions to Promote Healthy Growth and Associated Behaviours

“…This was also observed in a study involving women with a higher weight in Sweden [60]. Women could also become unnecessarily "obsessed" with having their babies weighed, for example at baby clinics/groups provide, even though it provided opportunities for them to feel pride in their maternal achievement and "good mothering, as previously observed in the literature [61][62][63]. It is critical that interventions are framed and developed and/or adapted and implemented in ways that consider these factors and provide non-judgemental support to parents.…”

“…Women value practical demonstrations and being shown how to feed their baby (particularly time patiently spent watching them feed their baby), rather than be told how to feed them [64]. Indeed, some studies also note how parents value a combination of professional and peer support in relation to breastfeeding [62,92,93]. Our study further highlights that it is important to support all parents, including fathers, who can often feel excluded/patronised during encounters with health professionals [42,46,[94][95][96] but particularly those who are first-time parents.…”

Research excellence across clinical healthcare: a novel research capacity building programme for nurses and midwives in a large Irish region

“…Six of the participants published as first authors in peer-reviewed publications (Cusack et al, 2017; Lewis et al, 2017; Nolan et al., O'Brien et al, 2017; 2015; Rodger et al., 2015; Vilinsky et al., 2016) and one participant in a professional publication (Barry and Nugent, 2015). Research supported by the programme was presented at multiple regional, national and international conferences.…”

“…Increased clinical research capacity was evident from the research outputs generated. These included research findings disseminated through peer-reviewed journals (Cusack et al., 2017; Lewis et al., 2017; Nolan et al., 2015; O’Brien et al., 2017; Rodger et al., 2015; Vilinsky et al., 2016), findings presented at regional and national conferences, increased engagement with research via PhDs pursued, networks developed, and ongoing projects. Good organisation, strong leadership and embedded sustainability have been noted as important elements of effective RCB (Moore et al., 2012; Segrott et al., 2006).…”

Breastfeeding skills training for health care professionals: A systematic review

“…Perhaps a reason for this, is that levels of breastfeeding education varies amongst healthcare professionals and is often dependent on the chosen curriculum and mandatory trainings set out by universities and local hospitals ( Weddig et al., 2011 ). The UNICEF &WHO (2021) acknowledge the educational challenges but make specific recommendations to assist curriculum planners in meeting needs of various personnel Lack of standardised breastfeeding education can lead to a lack of common approach, coordination, and cooperation amongst healthcare professionals, which can result in women receiving incorrect, inaccurate or/and inconsistent advice ( Cross-Barnet et al., 2012 ; Nolan et al., 2015 ). Furthermore, in facilities where post registration breastfeeding education for healthcare professionals is made available, healthcare professionals who have a more direct and frequent role with breastfeeding women are likely to be the main focus (e.g., midwives and lactation consultants), with medical doctors, such as GPs and Paediatricians receiving very little formal training in relation to breastfeeding.…”