The effect of a breastfeeding educational workshop on clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and practices. (2nd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: AL-Nuaimi, Karimeh; Ali, Reem; Ali, Fatima Hatem
• Is Part Of: British journal of midwifery. Volume 27:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 242
• Page End: 250
• Publication Date: 2019-04-02
• Subjects: Breastfeeding -- Workshop -- Jordan -- Midwives -- Nurses -- Education; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2019.27.4.242
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0969-4900

Abstract

Abstract : Background: Counselling, education and support from health professionals is key to increasing breastfeeding practices. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a breastfeeding educational workshop on Jordanian nurses' and midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards breastfeeding. Methods: A convenience sample of 82 nurses and midwives were recruited and randomly assigned into intervention and control groups. A pre-test was conducted for both groups and a post-test was conducted 2 weeks after the intervention for both groups. Findings: The results showed significantly higher mean and standard deviation in the intervention group (M=11.73; SD=2.6), compared to the control group (M=8.38; SD=2.59) after conducting the workshop ( P <0.001), indicating that the workshop was beneficial in improving knowledge and practice towards the importance of breastfeeding. Conclusion: The 2-hour educational workshop increased health professionals' knowledge and this may lead to improvements in practice and better breastfeeding outcomes.