Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2015
Nurses and midwives professional support increases with improved attitudes - design and effects of a longitudinal randomized controlled process-oriented intervention.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of breastfeeding training programmes for midwives on breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Does benefits-of-breastfeeding language or risks-of-formula-feeding language promote more-positive attitudes toward breastfeeding among midwives and nurses?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Trial
- Healthcare Professionals' Breastfeeding Attitudes and Hospital Practices During Delivery and in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Pre and Post Implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2022Trial
- Study of mothers' perceptions of breastfeeding support in Lithuania: is Baby-Friendly Hospital status associated with better breastfeeding support?International breastfeeding journal · 2026Observational
- Impact of Premature Birth and Delayed Cuddling on Maternal Support Needs and Satisfaction With Postnatal Care and Changes in Support Over Time.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Experiences of healthcare professionals in a breastfeeding training program.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Exclusive breastfeeding determinants among healthcare professionals in Northern Ghanaian hospitals: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Assessing the validity of maternal report on breastfeeding counselling in Kosovo's primary health facilities.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Young women's social support networks during pregnancy in Soweto, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Mothers of children with down syndrome: A qualitative study of experiences of breastfeeding and breastfeeding support.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2022Article
- The concept, importance and values of support during childbearing and breastfeeding - A discourse paper.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives on infant feeding support in paediatric inpatients: single-centre qualitative study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2021Article
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- Education and training of healthcare staff in the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to work effectively with breastfeeding women: a systematic review.International breastfeeding journal · 2016Review
- The role of social support in shaping maternal experiences during the postpartum hospital stay: A qualitative study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundBecoming parents for the first time is challenging. Mothers need both social and professional support to handle these challenges. Professionals' attitudes affect quality of care and support. So to improve professional support, an intervention consisting of a process-oriented training was performed. Due to the positive results of the intervention there is a need to illuminate the methodological approach further. The overall aim was therefore to describe a methodological approach to improve and evaluate health care professionals' attitudes toward breastfeeding and parental support in order to improve quality of care in childbearing.
methodsThis study was a longitudinal randomized control intervention study, in which groups of mothers received care in childbearing from midwives and child health nurses. These health professionals had gone through a process-oriented training, or not. In order to improve attitudes of health professionals the training was based on evidence, practical skills and reflective processes (both private and professional experiences) in relation to breastfeeding and parental support. Included in the longitudinal study were health professionals from five intervention municipalities n = 36 and health professionals from five control municipalities n = 45. All mothers who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were consecutively identified from the hospital register and asked to participate in the study. Mothers who accepted to participate were included in the interventions group (n = 206) or control groups (n = 162, n = 172 respectively) based on which municipality they belonged to.
resultsThe results of the process-oriented training improved the professionals' attitudes toward breastfeeding and parental support. These improved attitudes in health professionals increased intervention-group mother's satisfaction with professional and social support. Intervention-group mother's relation to and feelings for their baby as well as breastfeeding was also improved.
conclusionThese results stress the importance of professionals' attitude in quality of care during childbearing, as well as pointing to the possibility to improve professionals' attitudes with a process-oriented training.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), trial registration: ACTRN12611000354987 .
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