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I think the Chicago news program you saw was referencing this wonderful
report that was in the current issue of Journal of Obstetric,Gynecologic, and
Neonatal Nursing, the abstract I have included below
Interruptions to Breastfeeding Dyads on Postpartum Day 1 in a University
Hospital
Barbara Morrison, Susan Ludington-Hoe, and Gene Cranston Anderson
Objective: To describe interruptions (door openings and telephone calls) to
breastfeeding dyads on postpartum day 1. Design: A descriptive design of
continuous observations of persons entering the mother's room plus record of phone
calls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on postpartum day 1.
Setting: Single bedded postpartum rooms in a tertiary level university
hospital in northern Midwest United States.Participants. Twenty-nine healthy
mother-infant dyads of singleton birth who intended to breastfeed.
Outcome measures: Frequency and duration of interruptions, number of episodes
and duration of time alone, frequency and duration of breastfeeding sessions,
and maternal perceptions of the day's activities and time with her newborn.
Results: Recorded interruptions totaled 1,555, yielding a mean of 54
interruptions each averaging 17 minutes in length. Half of the 24 episodes of time alone
per dyad were less than or equal to 9 minutes; most commonly only 1 minute
long. All mothers breastfed 2 to 10 times with an average duration of 20
minutes.
Conclusion: Many interruptions occurred and were perceived to negatively
influence breastfeeding. JOGNN, 35, 709-716; 2006
Fritzi Drosten, RN, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Clinical Nurse III
Intensive Care Nursery
Children's Hospital at
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
415 353-8639
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