Radzyminski Sharon, Callister Lynn Clark
J Perinat Educ. 2015;24(2):102-9. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.24.2.102.
The aim of this descriptive study was to investigate how health-care providers perceived their role in breastfeeding and maternal support. Data was collected via interviews of 53 health-care professionals that provided care to breastfeeding women. The emerging themes included (a) understanding the benefits of breastfeeding: often lacking current knowledge, (b) lacking consistency: gaps between knowledge of benefits and actual clinical practice, (c) not knowing how to help: lack of assessment and therapeutic skills, and (d) understanding the barriers to breastfeeding: how health-care providers can make a difference. Data analysis suggests inconsistencies between the health-care provider's perceived support and behaviors, lack of knowledge, and significant lack of skill in the assessment and management of breastfeeding couples.
这项描述性研究的目的是调查医疗保健提供者如何看待他们在母乳喂养和产妇支持方面的作用。通过对53名照顾母乳喂养妇女的医疗保健专业人员进行访谈收集数据。新出现的主题包括：（a）了解母乳喂养的益处：通常缺乏最新知识；（b）缺乏一致性：益处知识与实际临床实践之间存在差距；（c）不知道如何提供帮助：缺乏评估和治疗技能；（d）了解母乳喂养的障碍：医疗保健提供者如何发挥作用。数据分析表明，医疗保健提供者所感知的支持与行为之间存在不一致，缺乏知识，并且在评估和管理母乳喂养夫妇方面严重缺乏技能。
