Development and Evaluation of an Educational Module and Visual Guide for the Facilitation of Uninterrupted Postoperative Breastfeeding

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Morgan E. Barnes (Creator)

Institution

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )

Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Advisor

Joshua Borders

Abstract: Background: Previous recommendations given to breastfeeding mothers included to “pump and dump” breastmilk for a period of time following anesthesia. This advice was advertised when little was known about drug transfer into breastmilk. With more evidence now available, evidence-based recommendations support that most mothers should be able to breastfeed when fully awake and alert after surgery. The old advice to “pump and dump” is still widely circulated on the internet, however, resulting in confusion among patients and providers. Purpose: This project sought to improve nurse anesthetist knowledge of, confidence in, and adoption of current postoperative breastfeeding recommendations through an educational module and visual guide resource. Methods: Nurse anesthetists at a regional hospital without an obstetrics department were invited to participate in a multifaceted intervention including an educational module and dissemination of an informational visual guide. Participants completed a pretest, immediate posttest, and a final posttest eight weeks later. Results: There were 19 final participants with paired data. Mean knowledge and confidence scores increased significantly from pretest to initial posttest and from pretest to final posttest. Mean adoption score increased from both pretest to initial posttest and pretest to final posttest, but the increase from pretest to final posttest was not significant. Conclusion and Recommendations: This project demonstrates that a multifaceted intervention including an educational module and visual guide is effective at increasing nurse anesthetist knowledge and confidence related to evidence-based perioperative breastfeeding recommendations over a span of eight weeks at a regional hospital. Further study is warranted to develop methods for increasing adoption of postoperative breastfeeding recommendations.

Development and Evaluation of an Educational Module and Visual Guide for the Facilitation of Uninterrupted Postoperative Breastfeeding
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Language: English

Date: 2023

Keywords

Nurse anesthetist, CRNA, anesthesia, breastfeeding, lactating, educational module, visual guide

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