Turning policy into practice: More difficult than it seems. The case of breastfeeding education

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-113

  Smale, Mary ^a   Renfrew, Mary J ^a   Marshall, Joyce L ^b   Spiby, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Health policy; Health professional education; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; ENGLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745968265     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00045.x     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Armstrong H. C. (1990) Breastfeeding promotion: Training of midlevel and outreach health workers. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 31, 91-103.
2. Arthur C. R., Saenz R. B. & Replogle W. H. (2003) Personal breastfeeding behaviours of female physicians. Mississippi Southern Medical Journal 96, 130-135.
3. Barnett E., Sienkiewicz M. & Roholt S. (1995) Beliefs about breastfeeding - a statewide survey of health professionals. Birth -Issues in Perinatal Care 22, 15-20.
4. Beeken S. & Waterston T. (1992) Health service support of breastfeeding - are we practicing what we preach? British Medical Journal 305, 285-287.
5. Bleakney G. M. & McErlain S. (1996) Infant feeding guidelines: An evaluation of the effect on health professionals'knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 9, 437-450.
6. Burnard P. (1998) Qualitative data analysis: Using a word processor to categorize qualitative data in social science research. Social Sciences in Health 4, 55-61.
7. Cantrill R. M., Creedy D. K. & Cooke M. (2003) An Australian study of midwives'breastfeeding knowledge. Midwifery 19, 310-317.
8. Cantrill R., Creedy D. & Cooke M. (2004) Midwives'knowledge and reported practice of the first breastfeed. Breastfeeding Review 12, 25-34.
9. Census (2001) National Report for England and Wales. Office for National Statistics: London.
10. Cooke. M., Cantrill R. & Creedy D. (2003) The first breastfeed: A content analysis of midwifery textbooks. Breastfeeding Review 11, 5-11.
11. Department of Health (2002) Improvement, Expansion and Reform - the Next 3 Years: Priorities and Planning Framework 2003-06. Department of Health: London.
12. Department of Health (2004a) National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services. Department of Health: London.
13. Department of Health (2004b) Choosing Health.: Making Healthy Choices Easier. Department of Health: London.
14. Department of Health (2005) Healthy Start. Department of Health: London.
15. Dykes F. (1995) Valuing breastfeeding in midwifery education. British Journal of Midwifery 3, 544-547.
16. Fairbank L., O'Meara S., Renfrew M. J., Woolridge M., Sowden A. J. & Lister-Sharp D. (2000) A systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to promote the initiation of breastfeeding. Health Technology Assessment Programme 4, 1-171.
17. Foster K., Lader D. & Cheesbrough S. (1997) Infant Feeding 1995. HMSO: London.
18. Frean A. (2005) Breast may not be best after all, says professor. The Times (London), July 5, p. 13.
19. Freed G. L., Clark S. J., Cefalo R. C. & Sorenson J. (1995) Breastfeeding education of obstetrics-gynecology residents and practitioners. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 173, 1607-1613.
20. Freed G. L., Clark S. J., Harris B. G. & Lowdermilk D. L. (1996) Methods and outcomes of breastfeeding instruction for nursing students. Journal of Human Lactation 12, 105-110.
21. Garcia J., Redshaw M., Fitzsimmons B. & Keene J. (1998) First class delivery: A National Survey on Women's Views of Maternity Care. Audit Commission: London.
22. Hamlyn B., Brooker S., Olienkova K. & Wands S. (2002) Infant Feeding 2000. A survey conducted on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland. Stationery Office: London.
23. Hyde L. (1994) Knowledge of basic infant nutrition amongst community health professionals. Journal of Maternal and Child Nursing 7, 27-32.
24. Jamieson L. (1999) New developments in breastfeeding initiatives. British Journal of Midwifery 7, 308.
25. Kramer M. S., Chalmers B., Hodnett E. D., Sevkovskaya Z., Dzikovich I., Shapiro S et al. (2001) Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT): A randomized trial in the Republic of Belarus. Journal of the American Medical Association 285, 413-420.
26. McIntyre F. & Lawlor-Smith C. (1996) Improving the breastfeeding knowledge of health professionals. Australian Family Physician 25 (Suppl.), S68-S70.
27. Miller C., Tomlinson A. & Jones M. (1994) Researching Professional Education: Learning Styles and Facilitating Reflection. English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting: London.
28. Moran V. H., Bramwell R., Dykes F. & Dinwoodie K. (2000) An evaluation of skills acquisition on the WHO/UNICEF Breastfeeding Management Course using the pre-validated Breastfeeding Support Skills Tool (BeSST). Midwifery 16, 197-203.
29. Pantazi M., Jaeger M. C. & Lawson M. (1998) Staff support for mothers to provide breast milk in pediatric hospitals and neonatal units. Journal of Human Lactation 14, 291-296.
30. Rea M. F., Venancio S. I., Martines J. C. & Savage F. (1999) Counselling on breastfeeding: Assessing knowledge and skills. Bulletin of WHO 77, 492-498.
31. Renfrew M. J., Dyson L., Wallace L. M., D'Souza L., McCormick F. & Spiby H. (2005) The Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions to Promote the Duration of Breastfeeding. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: London.
32. Renfrew M. J., Woolridge M. W. & McGill H. R. (2000) Enabling Women to Breastfeed. The Stationery Office: London.
33. Sikorski J., Renfrew M. J., Pindoria S. & Wade A. (2004) Support for breastfeeding (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2. John Wiley and Sons Ltd: Chichester.
34. Thomson O'Brien M. A., Freemantle N., Oxman A. D., Wolf F., David D. A. & Herrin J. (2005) Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3. John Wiley and Sons Ltd: Chichester.
35. UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (2002) Introducing the Baby Friendly Best Practice Standards into Breastfeeding Education for Student Midwives and Health Visitors, Nov. UNICEF UK: London.
36. Valdes V., Pugin E., Labbok M., Perez A., Catalan S., Aravena R. et al. (1995) The effects of professional practices of a three-day course on breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation 11, 185-190.
37. WHO UNICEF (2003) Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. WHO: Geneva.
38. Williams E. L. & Hammer L. D. (1995) Breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge of pediatricians in training. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 11, 26-33.
39. Wissett L., Dykes F. & Bramwell R. (2000) Evaluating the WHO/UNICEF breastfeeding course. British Journal of Midwifery 8, 294-300.