Breastfeeding: attitudes and knowledge of health professionals.

In this study a questionnaire was used to survey the attitudes towards and knowledge of breastfeeding of 300 health professionals working in Gippsland, Victoria. All groups investigated showed a decrease in knowledge with advancing age and years since training. Female health professionals who reported a positive experience of breastfeeding had a higher average score than those who had never breastfed and those who reported a negative experience of breastfeeding.