Nurse's Role in Success for Breastfeeding: Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Luís Miranda, Otília Zangão, Sandra Risso
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de Évora 2017-04-01
• Series: RIASE
• Subjects: Nurses; breast feeding; education
• Online Access: http://www.revistas.uevora.pt/index.php/saude_envelhecimento/article/view/180

Aim: To analyze, in the available scientific literature, information on the nurses’ promo- ted interventions towards breastfeeding success. Methods: Review of the Literature with research in electronic databases CINAHL Plus with full text and Medline with full text, at EBSCOhost, using keywords: nurs*, education and breastfeeding. The final sample included 9 articles. Results: The selected articles showed the need of training to nurses who care for breast- feeding mothers, being their training crucial to breastfeeding outcomes; nurses’ training programs appear to be effective in improving breastfeeding rates; the support which mid- wives and breastfeeding councilors provide is more effective when compared to other professionals’ support; in order to obtain success in this practice, it is necessary to invest in mothers’ emotional support, provide effective support in breastfeeding and invest in the continuity of this process throughout home visits. Conclusions: The findings show a high aplicability to a quality nursing practice to breast- feeding mothers.