Assessing midwives' breastfeeding knowledge: Properties of the Newborn Feeding Ability questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices scale1Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia 2National University of Singapore, Singapore
International Breastfeeding Journal 2008, 3:7doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-7
Additional filesAdditional 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. Format: DOC Size: 48KB Download file This file can be viewed with: Microsoft Word Viewer |



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