Effects of the implementation of a breastfeeding best practice guideline in a Canadian public health agency.
Summary of "Effects of the implementation of a breastfeeding best practice guideline in a Canadian public health agency."
Several strategies were used to implement a breastfeeding best practice guideline (BPG) in a Canadian public health agency. Nurses surveyed before and 1 year after implementation reported increased BPG-related knowledge and stronger beliefs regarding breastfeeding duration beyond 1 year. Telephone surveys also were conducted with mothers; 90 before BPG implementation and another cohort of 141 mothers following implementation. Post-implementation mothers were more knowledgeable about sources of breastfeeding help, obtained more help from public health nurses, and reported more breastfeeding-related discussion with healthcare providers. Compared to the pre-implementation cohort, mothers in the post-implementation cohort who were still breastfeeding at 6 months intended to continue breastfeeding longer. Implementing a breastfeeding BPG can affect breastfeeding-related experiences at a population level. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health.
Affiliation
Department of Nursing, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines, ON, Canada L2S 3A1.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Research in nursing & health
ISSN: 1098-240X
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22736297
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.21495
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