Abstract
Objective
To measure the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and 24-hour rooming-in
for low-risk primiparous women with uncomplicated vaginal births at term.
Design
Descriptive correlational design with a qualitative component.
Setting
The Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby units of a community hospital with more than
2,300 births annually.
Participants
A convenience sample of 89 women.
Intervention/Measurements
Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude
Scale, which measures attitudes toward breastfeeding, and a four-item questionnaire
at 2, 6, and 12 weeks postpartum to assess breastfeeding status.
Results
Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale scores suggest that most of the sample had positive
attitudes toward breastfeeding. The average separation time for women and newborns
was 3 hours 40 minutes. No statistically significant differences were found regarding
maternal attitudes toward breastfeeding or mother–newborn separation during the postpartum
period between newborns who were exclusively breastfeeding or formula-feeding at 12 weeks.
Conclusion
Success with exclusive breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period is not necessarily
dependent on 24-hour rooming in, and it is important for women to have the ability
to make informed choices regarding newborn separation in the hospital.
Keywords
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Biography
Maureen J. McRae, DNSc, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, is a clinical nurse, Labor & Delivery, Winchester Hospital, Winchester, MA.
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: July 01, 2019
Accepted:
May 2019
Footnotes
The author reports no conflicts of interest or relevant financial relationships.
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