Investigating midwives and nurses reporting of 'infant feeding at hospital discharge': an online survey across NSW Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The collection of data on 'infant feeding at hospital discharge' is used to monitor breastfeeding outcomes, health service benchmarking, and research. While some Australian states have clear definitions of this data collection point, there is no operational definition of 'infant feeding at hospital discharge' in the Australian state of New South Wales. Little is known about how midwives interpret the term 'infant feeding at hospital discharge', in particular, the timeframe used to calculate these important indicators. The purpose of this study was to explore midwives' and nurses' practices of reporting 'infant feeding at hospital discharge' in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Methods

An online survey was distributed across public and private maternity hosp

SUBMITTER: Henry L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11040791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature