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An Examination Of Certified Nurse-Midwives' Attitudes And Beliefs Surrounding Breastsleeping: Implications For Advanced Nursing Practice And Education, Lucy Mueller Wiesemann
An Examination Of Certified Nurse-Midwives' Attitudes And Beliefs Surrounding Breastsleeping: Implications For Advanced Nursing Practice And Education, Lucy Mueller Wiesemann
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An Examination of Certified Nurse-Midwives' Attitudes and Beliefs Surrounding Breastsleeping: Implications for Advanced Nursing Practice and Education
Lucy Mueller Wiesemann, DNP, CNM, APN, CLS; DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Abstract
Introduction: Breastsleeping, defined as cosleeping while breastfeeding, is a practice commonly employed in breastfeeding families. However, literature examining this concept, its prevalence, and related education for safe breastsleeping is scant. Provider’s attitudes surrounding breastsleeping play an essential role in practice and outcomes when caring for breastfeeding patients and families. The purpose of the study was to examine Certified Nurse-Midwives’ attitudes and beliefs surrounding breastsleeping.
Methods: An adapted 18-item Nurse Attitudes and …