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Case Study: Breastfeeding Facilitation And Initiation Within One Prison Nursery Program, Jessica Wallace
Case Study: Breastfeeding Facilitation And Initiation Within One Prison Nursery Program, Jessica Wallace
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Breastfeeding rates of incarcerated women in the U.S. are unknown. As the female prison population rises, little to no data exists on breastfeeding initiation within prison nursery programs. The purpose of this case study was to assess breastfeeding facilitation and initiation within one prison nursery program. An interview was conducted with a nursery program administrator from one of nine active prison nurseries here in the U.S. Constructs from the Social Cognitive Theory including reciprocal determination, facilitation, observational learning, and incentive motivation were assessed. Through an administrative perspective, the results provided a better understanding of prison nursery programs and shed light …