We aren't expecting you to have an in - depth specialist
knowledge of breastfeeding problems and we don't require you to write long or involved answers to the questions.
Not exact matches
Where
knowledge of breastfeeding has been lost, managing sore nipples, engorged breasts, blocked ducts, and mastitis can turn into a big
problem often leading mothers to give up
breastfeeding.
We hypothesized that a series
of interactive educational interventions about
breastfeeding for pediatric residents would result in an increase in
knowledge about
breastfeeding and lactation
problems and increased confidence when counseling
breastfeeding women.
Pediatric Residents»
Knowledge of Breastfeeding Benefits and Treatment for Common
Problems (Percentage Providing Correct Information)
He found that residents recognize the importance
of their role in promoting and supporting
breastfeeding, but they have considerable
knowledge deficits and report difficulty in advising mothers with lactation
problems.
The skills and
knowledge of our staff can help introduce you and your baby to a wonderful
breastfeeding experience by helping you prevent or correct any
problems that may occur.
The aim
of our study was not only to improve the
knowledge about
breastfeeding but mainly to support the fathers to recognize and accept their relevant role in the success
of breastfeeding, to improve their capacity
of empowering the self - confidence
of the mother, and to support and encourage her to go on with
breastfeeding, mainly when
problems with lactation occur and can represent risk factors for
breastfeeding interruption.
Some barriers include the negative attitudes
of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward
breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up
breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast
problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote
breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the
breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and
knowledge about the benefits
of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration
of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance
breastfeeding rates.