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Sreekumar, Lekha. Effect of maternal infant feeding attitude on exclusive breastfeeding rate when maternity unit nurses are trained to provide breastfeeding counseling and support. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-3shw-nv62

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TitleEffect of maternal infant feeding attitude on exclusive breastfeeding rate when maternity unit nurses are trained to provide breastfeeding counseling and support
NameSreekumar, Lekha (author); Vitale, Tracy (chair); Rutgers University; School of Nursing - RBHS
Date Created2021
Other Date2021-01 (degree)
SubjectExclusive breastfeeding, Nurses training, Maternal attitude, Nurses’ attitude, Breastfeeding counseling, Lactation support, Post-Master's DNP Practice
Extent1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionBackground: Breastfeeding is the most beneficial and appropriate nutrition for the infants. However, worldwide the recommended rate of exclusive breastfeeding is low. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effect of the maternal and nurses infant feeding attitude and nurses’ knowledge on breastfeeding rate after breastfeeding focused counseling initiatives

Methods: A quasi-experimental study using a sample size of 46 nurses and 80 postpartum mothers was conducted. The post counseling maternal infant feeding attitude and pre-and post-training nurses infant feeding attitude was assessed with a Likert scale, Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS). The improvement in breastfeeding outcome was calculated on exclusive breastfeeding rate at 2 days, 2 weeks and 6 weeks postpartum.

Result: The nurses IIFAS pretest average was 68.02 and post-test was 81.24. The knowledge testing for the nurses, the pretest average was 61.5 (SD=12.2) and post-test was 97.7 (SD=3.5). Increase in exclusive breastfeeding rate of the institution reported at 2days, 2 weeks and 6 weeks were 48.8, 42.5 and 31.1 respectively. There was a statistically significant association reported between early initiation of breastfeeding, infant feeding attitude, exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding X 2 (2) = 8.392, p = .015.

Conclusion/Implication: The study shows improvement in breastfeeding outcome with appropriate counseling from nurses trained in breastfeeding counseling. Based on this project outcome it may help to campaign the idea that nurses who work in the maternity unit should be certified as breastfeeding specialist (CBS).
NoteDNP
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-3shw-nv62
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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