Debbie, How about setting up your questionaire based on the 10 steps for successful breastfeeding? One of the questions could read....'were you informed of the benefits of breastfeeding? Prior to NICU/During NICU/Not at all...", or "Were you informed of how to maintain lactation in babies absence?" Unicef Baby Friendly also has a self questionaire that asks the questions about your department/hospital that maybe can help you set direction for what to improve also. While questioning the mother's feelings/perceptions of their care is helpful information, unless you have a specific plan/goal of where you want to be your questions may not get you the precise info you need. They may only be 'fluff' stuff, warm fuzzy kinda stuff. Hope this helps. lucy ---------- > From: Debby Menders RNC <[log in to unmask]> > To: > Subject: Breastfeeding Questionnaire For NICU Mothers > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 11:07 PM > > I am a RNC in a level 3 NICU and also Chairperson for our Breastfeeding > Support Committee. We are trying very hard to improve our breastfeeding > support and success for our Moms and babies. I read each lactnet post and > hope to gain more knowledge and insight on ways to improve our breastfeeding > rates and success. I am composing a questionnaire for our NICU Moms that > will address what kind of support they received for breastfeeding, what was > helpful, what was not helpful, major road blocks, etc. This questionnaire > will be given to every Mom....breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding, initially > asking them why they choose their feeding method. The questionnaire will be > given to the Moms at 1 month after discharge in our Neonatal Followup clinic, > if anyone has any suggestions or ideas ...I am open to all recomendations. I > hope this may point out areas to target for improvement, I already know alot > of our weaknesses but thought maybe there are some areas I am not aware of. > Thanks for your help!! > Debby Menders RNC > NICU > Women and Children's Hospital > Charleston, WV > Email: [log in to unmask] >