Impact of education and training on type of care provided by community-based breastfeeding counsellors: a cross-sectional US study

Source: International Breastfeeding Journal

International Breastfeeding Journal, 26 August 2011, 6 (12),  doi:10.1186/1746-4358-6-12

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Date of publication: August 2011

In a nutshell: This research looked at the effect educational background and training has on the care provided by community-based breastfeeding counsellors. It found that educational attainment does not have a significant effect on the care given but that training and support does, suggesting that training should be standardised to ensure “successful and optimum breastfeeding experiences for mothers and their newborns”.

Publication type: Journal article

Length of publication:  40 pages

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Peer-led prenatal breast-feeding education: A viable alternative to nurse-led education

Source: Midwifery

Midwifery, Published online January 2011, doi:10.1016/j.midw.2010.11.005

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Date of publication: January 2011

In a nutshell: Research evaluating prenatal breastfeeding class facilitated by peers suggests that  they are valuable to the promotion and support of breastfeeding and are “as effective as a traditional model of breast-feeding education”.

Publication type: Journal article

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Support not guilt will sway women to breastfeed – Australian research suggests

Source: Queensland Universityof Technology

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Date of publication: 20 April 2010

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell:

An Australian survey suggests that convincing mothers to breastfeed and to continue doing so relies on partner and family support rather than an education / health promotion oriented “campaign of guilt and fear”.

Length of publication: 1 pages

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The relative importance of social class and maternal education for breast-feeding initiation

Source: Public Health Nutrition

Public Health Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 12, pp.2285-92.

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Date of publication: December 2009

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This research examined maternal education and occupation based class in relation to breastfeeding.  It concluded that maternal education was an overlooked but major factor in breastfeeding take up.

Length of publication: 8 pages

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