Abstract
Problem: In Florida, 77% of mothers initiate breastfeeding; however, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates at three months fall to 38.9% below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 46.2%.
Purpose/Aim: To examine the impact of community breastfeeding mothers support group on duration rates at three months among women discharged from the postpartum unit at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital.
Background/Significance: Successful breastfeeding is dependent upon several factors related to the mother, the infant, and a supportive environment. Breastfeeding women participating in a community support group align with the goal of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; "to foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or birth center".
Population/System: Sixty-five postpartum women discharged from the Mother/Baby unit at the hospital answered a discharge follow-up phone call at 90-days.
Framework: Throughout the literature in support of breastfeeding, the theoretical framework of self-efficacy is foundational to maternal confidence or a mother's perception of her ability to breastfeed her newborn. Support groups promote maternal breastfeeding confidence and self-efficacy. Higher levels of self-efficacy correlate to longer durations of exclusive breastfeeding.
Project Design: A quality improvement project was conducted to examine the impact of community breastfeeding mothers support group on duration rates at three months.
Evaluation Methods: A new hospital standard of care to include a follow-up phone call at 90 days +/- 7 days to determine whether the infant is EBF at 3 months and mother's participation in breastfeeding support group was monitored.
Analysis of Evaluation Data: Descriptive analysis and t-test were used to analyze the data.
Results/Outcomes: Of the 65 participants, 46% of them continued EBF, 26% were exclusively formula feeding and 15% a combination of both. Among participants, only 10 mothers were still participating in the breastfeeding support group and four of them continued to exclusively breastfeed.
Conclusions: There was no significant impact of breastfeeding support group on duration at 90 days (t= -0.42487). In addition, among the 30 women still breastfeeding at three months; a high proportion of them experienced evidenced-based infant feeding practices during hospitalization.
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Poster
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Text-based Document
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Keywords:
Breast, Baby Friendly, Support Group
Conference Name
20th Annual NPWH Premier Women's Healthcare Conference
Conference Year
2017
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Host
Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
Recommended Citation
Singh, Olivine; Robinson, Cheryl; and Holland, Aimee, "Impact of community breastfeeding support group on duration rates at 3 months" (2024). Group: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH). 68.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/group_npwh/68
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