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Assessing midwives' breastfeeding knowledge: Properties of the Newborn Feeding Ability questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices scale
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* Corresponding author: Ruth M Cantrill R.Cantrill@griffith.edu.au
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1 Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
2 National University of Singapore, Singapore
International Breastfeeding Journal 2008, 3:7 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-7
Published: 30 April 2008Additional files
Additional file 1:
Newborn Feeding Ability (NFA) Questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices (BIP) Scale. The NFA 21 item questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale asking participant opinion on 1) benefits of skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn, 2) indicators of effective suckling, 3) practices that interfere with newborn feeding ability. A case scenario and BIP 12 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale asking respondents to report the likelihood of baby being able to find the nipple and feed effectively.
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