Support for ParentBreastfeeding Education and Support Services Offered to Pediatric Residents in the US
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Design
This cross-sectional study used a Web-based survey to explore breastfeeding education and support offered by pediatric residency programs in the United States.
Subjects and Setting
All program directors who were members of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) list serv on July 1, 2006 (n = 189), were eligible to participate in this study. The APPD is an organization of pediatric program directors, department chairs, associate directors, and coordinators of pediatric residency programs dedicated
Description of Residency Programs
A total of 132 (69.8%) program directors completed the survey. Respondents reported a mean average program size of 49 residents (range, 3–140) with approximately two thirds of all residents being female (67.8%). Programs were predominantly located in urban and metropolitan settings (53.8% and 28.8%, respectively). Approximately 36% of the primary teaching hospitals were reported to be Baby Friendly Hospitals as defined by the World Health Organization. Verification of this status was not
Discussion
In our study, most pediatric program directors reported that they offer pediatric residents some type of breastfeeding education, approximately 3 hours per year. Only about 2 hours of that education each year occurs in settings where observation of mother-infant pairs can occur, allowing for evaluation of positioning and latching. Although the optimal amount of breastfeeding education is unknown, hours reported by directors varied greatly, suggesting that residency programs do not have a
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