Pediatricians’ experiences of working with breastfeeding: An interview study

Melin, Amanda; Björklund, Philicia; Zwedberg, Sofia

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2018.02.008

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“…In our results, many professionals agree that they play an important role in the approach of breastfeeding 43,44 and that they act directly in this process helping with breastfeeding techniques, advice on infant feeding methods 19 , prenatal counseling and lactation problems 13 . However, professionals report that they receive guidelines about the benefits of breastfeeding during their courses, but practical training on breastfeeding techniques is insufficient 32 .…”

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“…The economic benefit of breastfeeding was highlighted among the health professionals who participated in the reviewed studies 19,22,28 , being considered the cheapest way to feed a baby. Despite this benefit, Melin, Björklund and Zwed-berg 43 reported that doctors believed that one of the factors related to the mothers' decision not to breastfeed or stop after a few months would be the socioeconomic condition, since low-income countries have lower rates of breastfeeding. This behavior contradicts the findings of a major literature reviewed that states that, with a few exceptions, the duration of breastfeeding in high-income countries is shorter compared to low-income countries 47 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In two studies 43,44 the professionals pointed out causes that can influence early weaning, such as: maternal mental health conditions, breast surgeries, prescribed medications, social situations, socioeconomic conditions, return to work 43 , families that were not well informed, families that prefer a formula, a nurse's recommendation, a nursing team that did not encourage breastfeeding, a neonatologist's recommendation, doctors that do not encourage breastfeeding and inadequate lactation consultation 44 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge of health professionals about breastfeeding and factors that lead the weaning: a scoping review

Duarte

Dias

Ferreira

et al. 2022

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This review evaluated the knowledge of health professionals (HP) about breastfeeding and factors that leading the weaning. A search was performed in four electronics databases and the grey literature. The search strategy included Mesh terms and synonyms. No language or date restrictions were adopted. Studies that evaluated the knowledge of HP about breastfeeding and weaning were considered eligible. The studies retrieved by the searches were evaluated by two independently examiners. From 1,417 studies retrieved, 35 were included. Many countries and professionals from different health areas were analyzed. No studies evaluated the dentists’ knowledge. Although the included HP know the benefits of breastfeeding for health, the length of breastfeeding recommended by the World Health Organization, exclusive or not, was not aligned with all professionals’ endorsement. Information about weaning is scarce; however, HP are mindful of the main potential causes of early weaning. The knowledge of HP is conflicting about breastfeeding and unusual about weaning. Furthermore, no studies were found that presented data on the knowledge of dentists on the subject. Thus, assessments of dentists’ knowledge and education measures for HP are necessary since they are frequently questioned about these issues.

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“…19 In another study it was seen that pediatricians have an interest in breastfeeding but mostly they delegated the practical aspects of breastfeeding to midwives. 20 In our study, nearly half of the health workers felt themselves proficient about breastfeeding. Among health workers, residents had the lowest rate, nursesmidwifes had the highest rate about feeling proficient.…”

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confidence: 56%

Awareness and Attitudes of Health Workers About Breastfeeding and Baby Friendly Hospital Practices

Yilmazbaş¹,

Keskindemirci²,

Özbörü³

et al. 2020

Turkiye Klinikleri J Pediatr

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Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) programme was developed to train health workers, to promote and support breastfeeding. Healthcare providers play a key role in the beginning and continuity in breastfeeding. This study was carried out to determine the knowledge and awareness of health workers about breastfeeding and BFHI. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in 4 different hospitals among health workers (residents, nurses, midwives and specialized physicians). An interview with a structured questionnaire was applied to health workers via face to face. Results: Of 269 participants, 143 (53.1%) were residents, 72 (26.7%) were nurses 54 (20.0%) were specialized physicians. Of all participants 39.3% had training on breastfeeding at their institution. Almost half of the health workers knew the definition of Baby Friendly Hospital and 21.6% of them knew Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. Knowledge about baby friendly hospital initiative and international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes was significantly lower among residents than specialist and nurses. Of all participants, 51.7% felt themselves proficient about breastfeeding. Feeling proficient was significantly high among nurses. Requesting training on breastfeeding was 74.7% among all participants and residents requested training about breastfeeding more than two other professions. Conclusion: Our study showed that most of the health workers did not have proper training about breastfeeding and BFHI. There were significant differences in the level of awareness between professions. Curriculum of the medical schools and in-service trainings of health workers should be improved in relation to BFHI and breastfeeding practices.

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“…A common approach should be adopted by the entire team responsible for BF, facilitating the provision of information to the breastfeeding mother [7][8][9][10][11]. Therefore, investigating the knowledge of health professionals about BF and their ability to properly guide pregnant women/breastfeeding women should be one of the references used to implement strategies that reduce weaning rates.…”

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Proficiency, Attitudes, and Practices in Breastfeeding of Participants in a Pediatric Congress

Silva

Melo

Chaves

et al. 2021

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Objective: To investigate the proficiency, practices, and attitudes about breastfeeding of participants in a Pediatrics Congress. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which an online questionnaire was applied, using a specific QRcode, for each study participant, in June 2018. The questions were formulated according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the 39 questions, 13 identified the profile of the participants, 19 questions assessed the proficiency in breastfeeding and 7 questions the practices and attitudes. Results: Responses to 296 questionnaires were evaluated, 62.5% of which were health professionals and 37.5% were undergraduate health students. In assessing proficiency, the global average did not reach the expected minimum of 70%. But the highest proficiency averages were found among health professionals (p: 0.0136), among professionals with more recent degrees (p <0.0001), and those who performed most of their activity in the public sector (p: 0.018). 77% of health professionals and 73% of students assessed attitudes and practices about breastfeeding as appropriate. Conclusion: The low proficiency in the population studied points to the need for periodic training of professionals in breastfeeding and greater emphasis on undergraduate curricula in the health area on the subject.

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Pediatricians’ experiences of working with breastfeeding: An interview study

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Knowledge of health professionals about breastfeeding and factors that lead the weaning: a scoping review

Knowledge of health professionals about breastfeeding and factors that lead the weaning: a scoping review

Awareness and Attitudes of Health Workers About Breastfeeding and Baby Friendly Hospital Practices

Proficiency, Attitudes, and Practices in Breastfeeding of Participants in a Pediatric Congress

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