Breastfeeding Peer Counselors as Direct Lactation Care Providers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Breastfeeding Peer Counselors as Direct Lactation Care Providers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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DOI:
10.1177/0890334413482184
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发表时间:
2013-08-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Rossman, Beverly
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作者:
Meier, Paula P.;Engstrom, Janet L.;Rossman, Beverly
In 2005, the Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Rush University Medical Center initiated a demonstration project employing breastfeeding peer counselors, former parents of NICU infants, as direct lactation care providers who worked collaboratively with the NICU nurses. This article describes the conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation of this program and provides templates for other NICUs that wish to incorporate breastfeeding peer counselors with the goal of providing quality, evidence-based lactation care.