Article Review
Article Review of Prenatal Breastfeeding Education and Breastfeeding Outcomes
Rosen, I., Krueger, M., Carney, L., & Graham, J. (2008). Prenatal breastfeeding education and breastfeeding outcomes. MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 33(5), 315-319.
The article was retrieved from the PsycINFO database.
The article compares the impact of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at six months on three different populations receiving varying degrees of prenatal breastfeeding education.
June 8, 2011
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of different methods of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at six months. The study was done using a retrospective cohort design with one hundred and ninety four patients from an Army medical center who had expressed a desire to breastfeed. The subjects were placed in three different groups according to the types of breastfeeding interventions as follows: a) received information at prenatal visits, b) received education in a one- time class using a video plus group teaching by a lactation consultant, or c) received education in a new mother’s support group which had one-on-one teaching prenatally and weekly postpartum meetings which included instruction with a lactation consultant and a pediatrician. The group which received information at prenatal visits was deemed the control group. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square, ANOVA, unpaired t-test and logistic regression. The results indicated that women who attended either of the classes had significantly increased breastfeeding continuation at six months compared to the control group (p=.01) and there was not a significant difference in breastfeeding rates at six months between the two classes (p=.45). The clinical implications of the findings indicate the importance of breastfeeding education to the continuation of
Rosen, I., Krueger, M., Carney, L., & Graham, J. (2008). Prenatal breastfeeding education and breastfeeding outcomes. MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 33(5), 315-319.
The article was retrieved from the PsycINFO database.
The article compares the impact of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at six months on three different populations receiving varying degrees of prenatal breastfeeding education.
June 8, 2011
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of different methods of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at six months. The study was done using a retrospective cohort design with one hundred and ninety four patients from an Army medical center who had expressed a desire to breastfeed. The subjects were placed in three different groups according to the types of breastfeeding interventions as follows: a) received information at prenatal visits, b) received education in a one- time class using a video plus group teaching by a lactation consultant, or c) received education in a new mother’s support group which had one-on-one teaching prenatally and weekly postpartum meetings which included instruction with a lactation consultant and a pediatrician. The group which received information at prenatal visits was deemed the control group. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square, ANOVA, unpaired t-test and logistic regression. The results indicated that women who attended either of the classes had significantly increased breastfeeding continuation at six months compared to the control group (p=.01) and there was not a significant difference in breastfeeding rates at six months between the two classes (p=.45). The clinical implications of the findings indicate the importance of breastfeeding education to the continuation of
References: Rosen, I., Krueger, M., Carney, L., & Graham, J. (2008). Prenatal breastfeeding education and breastfeeding outcomes. MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 33(5), 315-319. doi: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000334900.22215.ec.