Success of an Educational Intervention on Maternal/Newborn Nurses' Breastfeeding Knowledge and Attitudes

Bernaix, Laura; Beaman, Margaret L.; Schmidt, Cynthia; Harris, Judith; Miller, Linda

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01184.x

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“…But health professionals -even those with positive attitudes to breastfeeding -have significant knowledge gaps concerning the social behaviours and interventions that promote breastfeeding, and concerning identification and management of breastfeeding problems [21][22][23]. In Australia, which has higher breastfeeding rates than the US and the UK, 92% of mothers initiate breastfeeding, but by the end of the first week one in five mothers have introduced formula feeds.…”

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A neurobiological model for cry-fuss problems in the first three to four months of life

Douglas

Hill

2013

Medical Hypotheses

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Section: Unidentified Feeding Problemsmentioning

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A neurobiological model for cry-fuss problems in the first three to four months of life

Douglas

Hill

2013

Medical Hypotheses

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“…However, evidence of inadequate preparation regarding breastfeeding among healthcare providers, particularly nurses in clinical practices, continues to be a concern. [5,7,26,27] …”

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“…[4] Effective training of healthcare providers in breastfeeding education has been a research interest for several years and remains until today. [5–7] Healthcare providers who are educated and trained to promote, support, and protect breastfeeding in the hospital can directly improve (a) breastfeeding post discharge. [8,9] …”

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Developing and testing an online breastfeeding training among undergraduate nursing students

Cianelli

Villegas

Azaiza

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Clinical Nursing Studies

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The benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies have been well documented in the scientific literature, with new evidence about the benefits continuing to emerge. The Surgeon General’s call to action to support breastfeeding recommends mandatory breastfeeding education and training for all healthcare providers that deliver care to mothers and babies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the development of an online computer based breastfeeding training (BT) and the preliminary outcomes of this training. The development of this training included consultation with content and technology experts. The collection of preliminary outcomes related to breastfeeding knowledge data and evaluation of the online BT was pre and posttest study. Eighty six undergraduate nursing students completed the online BT using Blackboard Learn. The online component of the BT consisted of five modules with a combined length of approximately 16 hours. After the completion of the modules, the students increased their levels of knowledge related to breastfeeding and the majority believed that they were fully able to perform skills to support breastfeeding. The results of this study indicate that a successful BT for nursing students can be effectively designed, which can in the future be disseminated to other healthcare providers and students. In addition, this online BT was cost-efficient and effective in improving students’ knowledge and skills to support breastfeeding.

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“…Knowledge deficit about breastfeeding may fuel nurses' complacency about accepting outdated and deleterious breastfeeding practices still in place in clinical settings (Bernaix et al, 2010). The notion that breastfeeding support can solely be assigned to the lactation consultant (IBCLC) is not practical as there are approximately 11,800 IBCLCs in the U.S. (IBLCE International, 2011), in contrast with the four million babies born yearly (Hamilton et al, 2011).…”

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Formation of Breastfeeding Attitudes Among Nursing Students

Showalter¹

2012

Clin Lactation

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Nurses' attitudes about breastfeeding may play a role in their ability to support and promote it. Orientation for labor and delivery (L&D) nurses includes the initial placement of neonate to breast. However, formation of nurses' attitudes begins in their academic and clinical experiences. Educational interventions that target nursing students' attitudes about breastfeeding provide an opportunity to not only teach lactation-specific information, but to also diffuse biases and misconceptions prior to delivering patient care as students and more importantly, registered nurses. Senior nursing students in a baccalaureate program were surveyed for attitudes about breastfeeding and perceived readiness to support breastfeeding practices. An educational intervention was implemented and a post-intervention survey was administered. Students' attitudes toward breastfeeding and perceived readiness to support breastfeeding practices were positively impacted by the educational intervention. Nurses' ability to promote and support breastfeeding may be dependent upon their attitude toward this healthy behavior.

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Success of an Educational Intervention on Maternal/Newborn Nurses' Breastfeeding Knowledge and Attitudes

Cited by 53 publications

References 16 publications

A neurobiological model for cry-fuss problems in the first three to four months of life

A neurobiological model for cry-fuss problems in the first three to four months of life

Developing and testing an online breastfeeding training among undergraduate nursing students

Formation of Breastfeeding Attitudes Among Nursing Students

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