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Hello! My name is JennY and I am a junior II nursing student at the
University of North Dakota. I am currently taking a childbearing class and
I am doing clinicals on the OB unit. I joined this listserv a week ago and
was able to view the some of the different topics discussed so far. Labor
and Delivery is a fascinating topic for me and I eager to learn and read
about OB and pediatrics.
I am interested in breastfeeding and the role nurses play in
helping a new mom with the experience. I realize that breastfeeding is not
considered the “norm”, but I am glad to see that health care professionals
are emphasizing the importance as well as the benefits of breastfeeding.
The journal articles that I researched are about the nurse’s role in
breastfeeding. According to Sinusas and Gagliardi (2001), the earlier
breastfeeding is initiated or introduced, the better success of
breastfeeding is found to occur. Factors found to increase the success of
breastfeeding include allowing skin to skin contact between the mother and
baby immediately after birth and allowing the infant to root and latch on
within the first hour of life.
A five year follow up study was done on the effectiveness of a ten
step breastfeeding plan implemented in the Philadelphia hospitals (Kovach,
2002). The study concluded that most hospitals were only implementing
about 5 of the ten steps of the program. Areas that needed improvement
were found in the breastfeeding education of health care professionals and
mothers, outreach to mothers both prenatal and after discharge, and the
restriction of supplementations given to the infants.
Another study reports on the perceptions of mothers had about their
nurse’s support on breastfeeding. The results suggest that the mothers
were given educational information, but did not feel as though they were
given support through encouragements (Gill, 2001).
My questions are what method is your agency implementing to assist
moms with latching on and how can I assist her with breastfeeding so that
her experience is enjoyable.
Thank You,
JennY SN
Gill, S. (2001, July/August). The Little Things: Perceptions of
Breastfeeding Support.
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nuring, 30(4). 401.
Kovach, A (2002). A 5-year Follow-up Study of Hospital Breastfeeding
Policies in the
Philadelphia Area: A Comparison with the Ten Steps. Journal of Human
Lactation. 18(2). 144
Sinusas, K. and Gagliardi, A (2001). Initial Management of Breastfeeding.
American Family Physician. 64 (6). 981.
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