Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2012 Oct;19(8):702-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01846.x. Epub 2011 Nov 22.
Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. Approximately half of women with schizophrenia become mothers, yet the issue of breastfeeding is often overlooked by the health professional community. The aim of this study was to survey attitudes among registered nurses regarding breastfeeding by schizophrenic women. Cross-sectional descriptive design was used involving a sample of nurses (40 midwives, 37 psychiatric and 33 postpartum) in two medical centres in southern Israel. The validated semistructured questionnaire included sociodemographic and professional questions, personal and professional breastfeeding experience, attitudes and knowledge concerning schizophrenia and attitudes towards breastfeeding by schizophrenic women. The study results indicate that 70% of the respondents held positive attitudes towards breastfeeding in women with schizophrenia, although no significant differences were found between the different types of nurses. Multivariate analysis reveals that academic education was the only variable associated with positive attitudes, while negative feelings towards women with schizophrenia, and extensive knowledge regarding schizophrenia were negatively associated. This study can serve as a foundation for future research to further examine nurses' role in providing postpartum education and care for women with schizophrenia.
母乳喂养是婴儿最好的营养来源。大约一半的精神分裂症女性成为母亲，但母乳喂养的问题往往被卫生专业人员所忽视。本研究旨在调查注册护士对精神分裂症女性母乳喂养的态度。采用横断面描述性设计，在以色列南部的两个医疗中心抽取了 40 名助产士、37 名精神科护士和 33 名产后护士作为样本。经过验证的半结构化问卷包括社会人口学和专业问题、个人和专业母乳喂养经验、对精神分裂症的态度和知识，以及对精神分裂症女性母乳喂养的态度。研究结果表明，70%的受访者对精神分裂症女性母乳喂养持积极态度，尽管不同类型的护士之间没有显著差异。多变量分析显示，只有学历是与积极态度相关的唯一变量，而对精神分裂症女性的负面感受和对精神分裂症的广泛了解则与之呈负相关。本研究可以为未来的研究提供基础，进一步探讨护士在为精神分裂症女性提供产后教育和护理方面的作用。
