Abstract

The aim of this quality improvement project was to identify staff nurses attitudes towards breastfeeding and increasing the rates of exclusive breastfeeding in infants after delivery at UTMB. The purpose of the project is to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates after delivery at the UTMB maternity hospital.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Lisa Spencer, MBA-NM, Labor & Delivery and High Risk Obstetrics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA; Julia Snethen, PhD, MSN, BSN, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Tammy L. Cupit, PhD, UTMB Health System; School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Breastfeeding Education, Breastfeeding Rates, Nurse Attitudes

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates following delivery

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

The aim of this quality improvement project was to identify staff nurses attitudes towards breastfeeding and increasing the rates of exclusive breastfeeding in infants after delivery at UTMB. The purpose of the project is to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates after delivery at the UTMB maternity hospital.