Biomedical subjects

Joy Noel-Weiss

Publications and source records attributed to Joy Noel-Weiss.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Ethics and lactation consultants: developing knowledge, skills, and tools.

This article studies the role of ethics in the context of the work of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. It provides an overview of some of the main ethical approaches with the goal of contributing to the knowledge, skills, and tools required by lactation consultants. Five main sections structure the article: background, current literature, ethical theory and principles, implications for lactation consultants, and decision-making frameworks. Background about the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and the significance of applied ethics in their work are described. Current literature regarding ethics and lactation consultants is reviewed. Because a computer-based literature search yielded a lack of articles, ethics in nursing literature is also presented. Three main ethical theories and 5 key ethical principles are explored with a view to their implications for lactation consultants. Finally, decision-making frameworks are considered as systematic tools for making ethical decisions.

Breast Feeding↗

PubMed2004

Breastfeeding peer support programs.

A review of nursing research literature recommends peer support for breastfeeding mothers, as it contributes to better breastfeeding duration and exclusivity rates. Promoting and supporting the development of breastfeeding peer support is a requirement of the Ontario provincial mandatory guidelines The Breastfeeding Peer Support Network project was an initiative of the city of Ottawa's Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program, and was designed to identify best practices for peer support programs The recommendations for a breastfeeding peer support network were developed as part of a clinical placement by an MScN student from the University of Ottawa. This article describes the literature search and a survey of Ontario health units and the resulting recommendations for a peer support program. Twelve Ontario health units were contacted. Interviewing nurses for this scan yielded a wealth of ideas for developing a peer support program. The final recommendations include suggestions for program design, ongoing program coordination and evaluation and development of the peer educators/volunteers network, including recruitment, orientation, ongoing in-services, documentation and recognition.

Breast Feeding↗

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Developing a prenatal breastfeeding workshop to support maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy.

A prenatal breastfeeding workshop developed for primiparous women was specifically designed to increase a woman's breastfeeding self-efficacy in the early postpartum period. Research has shown that breastfeeding self-efficacy, defined as a woman's confidence in her ability to breastfeed, is positively related to breastfeeding success. Teaching strategies, based on Bandura's Self-Efficacy Theory and adult learning principles, were incorporated in the workshop design.

Breast Feeding↗

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Randomized controlled trial to determine effects of prenatal breastfeeding workshop on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding duration.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of a prenatal breastfeeding workshop on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding duration. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Large tertiary hospital in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: 110 primiparous women expecting a single child, an uncomplicated birth, and planning to breastfeed. INTERVENTION: 2.5-hour prenatal breastfeeding workshop based on adult learning principles and self-efficacy theory. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and the numbers of days and amount of breastfeeding were measured at four and eight weeks postpartum. RESULTS/DATA ANALYSIS: Over time, maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy scores increased in both groups. Women who attended the workshop had higher self-efficacy scores and a higher proportion were exclusively breastfeeding compared to women who did not attend the workshop. There was little difference in the average number of days of breastfeeding, but the intervention group had less weaning. CONCLUSIONS: The workshop increased maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding.

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