Assessing midwives' breastfeeding knowledge: properties of the Newborn Feeding Ability questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few reliable and valid tools to assess lactation and infant feeding knowledge and practices. This study tested the psychometric properties of two new scales, the Newborn Feeding Ability (NFA) questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices (BIP) scale to assess midwives' breastfeeding knowledge and practices specific to breastfeeding initiation.

Methods

A national postal survey of Australian midwives (n = 3500) was conducted in October 2001. Reliability was determined through Cronbach's alpha coefficient and stability determined by a test-retest. Content validity was established through a critical review of literature and review by an expert panel. Construct validity was informed by an exploratory factor analysis and principle component analysis wit

SUBMITTER: Creedy DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2396602 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature