Breastfeeding Support Experiences of Registered Nurses in a Large Children’s Hospital System

Wambach, Karen; Britt, Emily

doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2018.07.007

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“…WHO (2017) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (2012) recommend exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months of life. After 6 months, complementary foods should be introduced, and breastfeeding should continue for 1 to 2 years or longer, as desired by the mother and baby (Wambach & Britt, 2018) Exclusive breastfeeding provides short-term and long-term benefits for babies and their mothers. This is related to reducing the risk of morbidity and mortality in infants, and it improves maternal health.…”

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Effectiveness of husband and care provider support of exclusive breast feeding in nursing mothers

Mufdlilah¹,

Ernawati²,

Ambarwati³

2022

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Background: Exclusive breastfeeding provides short-term and long-term benefits for babies and their mothers. This is related to the risk of reducing morbidity and mortality in infants, and improving maternal health. This support was obtained by mothers from two parties, namely family and health workers. Objectives: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to determine the effect and effectiveness of husband and care provider support for exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: The five stages of the Systematic Literature Review method are identifying problems, determining priority problems and research questions, compiling a framework of inclusion and exclusion critical data using PICOC, searching for literature using the PubMed database with a period of 2008-2018, conducting a critical appraisal to determine quality from an article, data extraction analysis and literature mapping. Results: There were 8 articles selected using quantitative research methods with various types of study designs such as quasi-experimental, case control, randomized control trial (RCT), and cross sectional study.

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Effectiveness of husband and care provider support of exclusive breast feeding in nursing mothers

Mufdlilah¹,

Ernawati²,

Ambarwati³

2022

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“…Coworkers and managers consider it unprofessional to expect co-workers to undertake their work when they are expressing breast milk and frequent breastfeeding breaks by women during working hours could lead to feelings of inequity among coworkers (Porter, 2017). Wambach's study showed that nurses felt the most support from their coworkers at work (Wambach & Britt, 2018).…”

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“…Coworkers and managers consider it unprofessional to expect co‐workers to undertake their work when they are expressing breast milk and frequent breastfeeding breaks by women during working hours could lead to feelings of inequity among coworkers (Porter, 2017 ). Wambach's study showed that nurses felt the most support from their coworkers at work (Wambach & Britt, 2018 ). Previous studies showed that support from coworkers and managers was beneficial in prolonging breastfeeding and even sometimes support from coworkers was more important than support from managers (Cervera‐Gasch et al., 2020 ).…”

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Work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave in Liaoning Province of China: A qualitative study

Wan,

Yang,

Pan

2024

Nursing Open

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AimWith the implementation of China's three‐child policy in 2021, the nurse population faces an increase in the number of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave. This study aims to describe the work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave.DesignA qualitative descriptive design.MethodsThe data were collected through semi‐structured interviews with eight nurses and analysed through Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes and nine sub‐themes emerged from the analysis of the interviews: changes in nurses (emotional changes, physical changes and changes in work); needs for an improving work environment (needs for a supportive workplace and nurse shortage); support for breastfeeding nurses (support from coworkers, support from the manager, support from the organisation and own need for work).Public ContributionThis study highlighted that breastfeeding nurses need an adjustment period when they return to work after maternity leave. Successful breastfeeding requires support from coworkers, managers and the organisation. In addition, workplace support for breastfeeding and management for nurses needs to be improved.

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“…Breastfeeding is considered optimal nutrition for infants (AAP, 2012; USDHHS, 2011a; WHO, 2015); therefore, it is important to encourage and support new mothers in initiating and continuing breastfeeding of their newborns. The majority of new mothers are employed outside of the home or in school, and it is essential that they have support to continue breastfeeding when returning to work or school (Froh et al, 2018; Wallenborn, Perera, Wheeler, Lu, & Masho, 2018; Wambach & Chambers, 2018). The desire to breastfeed and be successful may be dependent on the provisions at the work/school environment and resources available to them as mandated by federal and state laws.…”

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Awareness of Breastfeeding Laws and Provisions of Students and Employees of Institutions of Higher Learning in Georgia

Anderson

Johnson²,

Motoyasu

et al. 2018

J Hum Lact

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Background: Over the past 2 decades, southern states in the United States have recorded the lowest breastfeeding rates. It is not known whether awareness of breastfeeding laws and provision of resources play any role in their breastfeeding practices. Research aims: The aims were (a) to describe awareness of breastfeeding laws and provisions by students and employees of institutions of higher learning in the state of Georgia, (b) to describe awareness by race and ethnicity, and (c) to determine factors associated with awareness of breastfeeding laws and provisions among students and employees within Georgia institutions of higher learning. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of students (n = 1,923) and employees (n = 1,311) associated with five institutions within the University System of Georgia (N = 3,271) was completed. Convenience sampling was used. Data were collected through Qualtrics. Chi-square test was used to examine differences between groups, while logistic regression was used to examine associations. Results: Participants included 33.3% undergraduate, 26.2% graduate students, 24.6% staff, 14.2% faculty, and 1.7% administrators. Over two thirds were female and white. Almost one third reported having a child or children. Awareness of breastfeeding laws and provisions was very low among respondents, with 26.6 and 9.6% aware of federal and state provisions, respectively. While less than 10% were familiar with the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative program, 52.6% reported their institution provides a supportive environment for breastfeeding. Being a student and being a minority were negatively associated with awareness of laws and provisions that support breastfeeding. Conclusion: The need for focused efforts on increasing awareness of legislative and institutional provisions and support for breastfeeding exists.

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Breastfeeding Support Experiences of Registered Nurses in a Large Children’s Hospital System

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Effectiveness of husband and care provider support of exclusive breast feeding in nursing mothers

Effectiveness of husband and care provider support of exclusive breast feeding in nursing mothers

Work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave in Liaoning Province of China: A qualitative study

Awareness of Breastfeeding Laws and Provisions of Students and Employees of Institutions of Higher Learning in Georgia

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