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  • How midwives learn about breastfeeding

    Author(s)
    Cantrill, Ruth
    Creedy, Debra
    Cooke, Marie
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Cooke, Marie L.
    Creedy, Debra K.
    Cantrill, Ruth M.
    Year published
    2003
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    Abstract
    Little is known about how midwives learn aboutbreastfeeding. This study asked midwives to identify breastfeeding information resources used and perceived value for their learning. A mail questionnaire was sent to midwives (n=3500) through the Australian College of Midwives Inc. (ACMI). A response rate of 31.6% (n=1,105) was obtained. On-the-job experience was the most common source accessed and continuing education the most valuable. Very few respondents (3.1% n=34) acknowledged either their hospital or university midwifery education program as a valuable breastfeeding information source. There is scope for continuing ...
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    Little is known about how midwives learn aboutbreastfeeding. This study asked midwives to identify breastfeeding information resources used and perceived value for their learning. A mail questionnaire was sent to midwives (n=3500) through the Australian College of Midwives Inc. (ACMI). A response rate of 31.6% (n=1,105) was obtained. On-the-job experience was the most common source accessed and continuing education the most valuable. Very few respondents (3.1% n=34) acknowledged either their hospital or university midwifery education program as a valuable breastfeeding information source. There is scope for continuing education programs to address evidence-based lactation and infant feeding information. Midwifery curricula need to teach in-depth knowledge of human lactation and develop clinicians' skill base to assist breastfeeding women. The development of national standards for course accreditation on lactation and infant feeding by ACMI, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) and Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) would be a useful quality measure.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Midwifery
    Volume
    16
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/S1448-8272(03)80013-5
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6270
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