Breastfeeding Knowledge of University Nursing Students

Ahmed, Azza H.; Bantz, Diana; Richardson, Clara

doi:10.1097/nmc.0b013e31822de549

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“…This study also found a significant difference in the mean per cent correct knowledge scores between knowledge about benefits and breastfeeding management, which indicates that students had more knowledge about benefits of breastfeeding compared with knowledge regarding breastfeeding management. This supports the results of Ahmed et al. (in press), who found that baccalaureate nursing students in the USA had more knowledge about benefits of breastfeeding when compared with knowledge about breastfeeding management, and stress the importance of enhancing breastfeeding management education in the nursing curriculum.…”

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confidence: 87%

Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among Egyptian baccalaureate students

Ahmed

Guindy

2011

International Nursing Review

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among Egyptian baccalaureate students

Ahmed

Guindy

2011

International Nursing Review

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“…Suboptimal training has been well documented in medical and nursing curricula [21][22][23] and textbooks. [24][25][26] Importantly, we identified that this lack of time and skills was present across disciplines, with the exception of LCs who reported adequate skills but inadequate time.…”

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Discontinuity of Breastfeeding Care: “There's No Captain of the Ship”

Garner

Ratcliff

Thornburg

et al. 2016

Breastfeeding Medicine

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Background: Breastfeeding rates in the United States are suboptimal. Health professionals (HPs) have a unique opportunity to support breastfeeding because of the frequency and timing of their visits with mothers and infants as well as their call by professional organizations to do so. The objective of this study was to understand HPs' perceived roles and experiences with providing breastfeeding-related care. Materials and Methods: In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 34 HPs (obstetricians, midwives, pediatricians, nurses, and lactation consultants) who care for pregnant or lactating women. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and verified for accuracy; content analysis was used to identify themes using a grounded theory approach. Results: The overarching theme was discontinuity in breastfeeding care across the continuum. Most HPs relied on other HPs to provide breastfeeding care, which resulted from and contributed to problematic gaps in care that were reported. A minority of HPs attempted to bridge gaps in breastfeeding care or improve continuity. Contributing to the discontinuity were a lack of time, lack of skills, inconsistent messages, and low communication across stages of care. HPs were unsure whether their help was effective and whether required follow-up was completed. Conclusions: Despite HPs' recognition of breastfeeding as the best choice for infant feeding, breastfeeding care may be disjointed and a barrier to achieving breastfeeding recommendations. These problems should be investigated and systemically addressed in future research so that maternal-infant dyad breastfeeding care can be improved.

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“…Previous researchers have shown that nurses are not well prepared for the role of providing breastfeeding education and support through traditional educational curricula (Ahmed, Bantz, & Richardson, ; Bernaix, ; Boyd & Spatz, ; Cricco‐Lizza, ; Hellings & Howe, , ; Register, Eren, Lowdermilk, Hammond, & Tully, ; Spatz, ; Spear, ; Weddig, Baker, & Auld, ). Lack of knowledge must be remedied before nursing practice can be changed.…”

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