Improving knowledge, skills, and attitudes about breastfeeding
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Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to work in collaboration with the Women’s Health Center at a local hospital to implement a breastfeeding education intervention among the staff, for the ultimate goal of improving breastfeeding knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Summary: The various health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding are widely known. Various study sources, including professional peer-reviewed literature have demonstrated that breastfeeding is the optimal form of feeding and is considered a gold standard for infant nutrition. The purpose of DNP project was to work in collaboration with the Women’s Health Center at a local hospital to implement a breastfeeding education intervention among the staff, for the ultimate goal of improving breastfeeding knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Prenatal breastfeeding education intervention may help create a change in organizational culture at the system level. Health care providers must have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide breastfeeding education and support. Implementing a breastfeeding education intervention at the Women’s Health Center may help improve staff’s knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding breastfeeding which may ultimately help improve health outcomes and exclusive breastfeeding rates at this local hospital.
Outcomes: Research is still in progress Implications: It is a consensus that breastfeeding provides major benefits for mothers and infants. Health-care professionals have a major influence on a mother's decision to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. Health care providers should be well-trained and equipped with the best evidence-based knowledge and skills to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding mothers. Implementation of breastfeeding education intervention at the Women’s Health Center may help improve knowledge, skills and attitudes among staff. By having improved knowledge and skills, the providers may be able to better educate and support mothers. Education intervention may also provide health care providers with appropriate knowledge and tools to discuss breastfeeding at every prenatal visit. Findings from the study may help create future breastfeeding interventions that are more in-depth which may positively improve breastfeeding outcomes.
Type | Poster |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Breastfeeding Education; Prenatal Breastfeeding Education; Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates |
Name | 21st Annual NPWH Premier Women's Healthcare Conference |
Host | National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health |
Location | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
Date | 2018 |
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