期刊名称：European Journal of Business and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2235-767X
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：06
页码：61-68
出版社：European Society of Business and Social Sciences
摘要：Every hour of every day, almost 500 new mothers across the United States face the same decision: how to feed their newborns (Galson, 2009). Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics Work Group on Breastfeeding, which affirms exclusive breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition that is sufficient to support optimal growth and development for approximately the first 6 months of life (Schlickau & Wilson, 2005). Evidence suggests that breastfeeding decreases risks for many diseases in infants and mothers. From virtually all infants being breastfed in 1950, the prevalence of breastfeeding at hospital discharge declined to a low of 25% in 1967, rebounding to hover at around 64% by 1998(Weimer, 2001). The World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Center for Disease Control identified the lack of education that mothers receive pertaining to breastfeeding. In attempt to become a recognized baby-friendly hospital, one hospital identified a lack of education provided to their expecting mothers. The breastfeeding rate was below the national average. In an attempt to increase their current breastfeeding rate an evidence based breastfeeding educational program was implemented to expecting mothers. The education was provided to mothers during their childbirth class and on the Ante-partum Unit of the hospital. The education was presented in the form of a handout and video. The participants were required to complete a pretest and posttest to evaluate their knowledge and attitude of breastfeeding. This article will discuss the process used for the implementation and evaluation of an evidenced based breastfeeding education program to mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy using the Bandura’s Social Learning Theory as a guiding framework.
