Author : Ngozi Nwasuruba
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Increasing Breastfeeding Rates Through Nursing Education by : Ngozi Nwasuruba
Download or read book Increasing Breastfeeding Rates Through Nursing Education written by Ngozi Nwasuruba and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast milk is important for child nutrition and development. Based on research studies, breast milk provides immune components for the health of the infant and encourages mother-child bonding. Literature has shown the main reason women do not breastfeed is because of inadequate breastfeeding education and support from health professionals or peers. Most nurses in the prenatal and postpartum units have limited knowledge about breastfeeding. The knowledge of the nurses was tested before intervention to gain insight on what the nurses know about breastfeeding and The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative program. This project aims to improve breastfeeding rates and duration through nursing education. Research evidence supports improved nursing education on breastfeeding as a means of increasing breastfeeding rates. This project proposes breastfeeding education designed for nurses to educate and support mothers for the purpose of increasing breastfeeding rates. In addition, research evidence supports structured education such as The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to promote breastfeeding. In this light, the proposal suggests the adoption of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative program (BFHI) by the hospital to ensure adherence by nurses in their practice. Nurses should familiarize themselves with the problems associated with breastfeeding and the interventions. This is also a one of the main reasons women do not breastfeed and being able to handle these problems will remove some of the obstacles against breastfeeding. Women's' perceptions and cosmetic issues are problems that deserve attention and require nurse's encouragement and support. This project will describe how this will be implemented, the methods by which the outcome will be evaluated and how the results will be shared to stakeholders and larger nursing community.