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dc.contributor.convenorCaroline Weaver & Marg Phelan
dc.contributor.authorCantrill, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra
dc.contributor.authorCooke, Marie
dc.contributor.authorDykes, F
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:23:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:23:49Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2013-08-01T23:36:25Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/9786
dc.description.abstractBest practice standards recommend that babies breastfeed in the first hour of birth and that midwives help mothers begin breastfeeding. Research pertaining to the first breastfeed has predominantly examined outcomes associated with duration of the interval between time of birth and the first breastfeed. Little attention is given to events, which may prevent or interrupt continuous body contact between the newborn and mother to begin breastfeeding. Our national survey of Australian midwives (Cantrill et al. 2004) identified that few understood the significance of continuous skin-to-skin contact for breastfeeding initiation. One third of midwives reported separating mother and baby for routine interventions within the first hour of birth. In response to this gap in knowledge and practice, we developed and piloted a tool that offers midwives a means to evaluate and improve birthing room practices. The tool can be used by midwives to monitor and observe their own birthing room practices and to identify mother baby pairs who may need specialized breastfeeding follow up. The tool was evaluated in an observation study of 85 mother-baby dyads in the birthing room over a 6 month period. Mothers were followed up prior to discharge, at two weeks postpartum and three months and six months to determine satisfaction with care and incidence of common breastfeeding problems. Midwives gave feedback on their perception of the tool. Results will be discussed and recommendations provided for practice and future research.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInternational Confederation of Midwives
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.internationalmidwives.org/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameMidwifery: Pathways to Healthy Nations
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle27th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2005-07-24
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2005-07-28
dc.relation.ispartoflocationBrisbane, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321101
dc.titleA tool to help midwives start families on healthy pathways
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCooke, Marie L.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.
gro.griffith.authorCantrill, Ruth M.


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