PMID- 15553425
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20041221
LR  - 20220316
IS  - 1445-4386 (Print)
IS  - 1445-4386 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
DP  - 2003 Jun
TI  - How midwives learn about breastfeeding.
PG  - 11-6
AB  - Little is known about how midwives learn about breastfeeding. This study asked 
      midwives to identify breastfeeding information resources used and perceived value 
      for their learning. A mail questionnaire was sent to midwives (n = 3500) through 
      the Australian College of Midwives Inc. (ACMI). A response rate of 31.6% (n = 
      1105) was obtained. On-the-job experience was the most common source accessed and 
      continuing education the most valuable. Very few respondents (3.1% n = 34) 
      acknowledged either their hospital or university midwifery education program as a 
      valuable breastfeeding information source. There is scope for continuing 
      education programs to address evidence-based lactation and infant feeding 
      information. Midwifery curricula need to teach in-depth knowledge of human 
      lactation and develop clinicians' skill base to assist breastfeeding women. The 
      development of national standards for course accreditation on lactation and 
      infant feeding by ACMI, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) and Australian 
      Breastfeeding Association (ABA) would be a useful quality measure.
FAU - Cantrill, Ruth M
AU  - Cantrill RM
AD  - School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland. 
      r.cantrill@griffith.edu.au
FAU - Creedy, Debra K
AU  - Creedy DK
FAU - Cooke, Marie
AU  - Cooke M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Australia
TA  - Aust J Midwifery
JT  - Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College 
      of Midwives Incorporated
JID - 101096027
MH  - Adult
MH  - Australia
MH  - Breast Feeding/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Clinical Competence/standards/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Health Promotion/standards/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Midwifery/education/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Milk, Human
MH  - Mothers/education
MH  - *Nurse's Role
MH  - Nurse-Patient Relations
MH  - Nursing Methodology Research
MH  - Postnatal Care/methods
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2004/11/24 09:00
MHDA- 2004/12/22 09:00
CRDT- 2004/11/24 09:00
PHST- 2004/11/24 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/12/22 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/11/24 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1016/s1031-170x(03)80003-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Aust J Midwifery. 2003 Jun;16(2):11-6. doi: 10.1016/s1031-170x(03)80003-x.