Assessing midwives' breastfeeding knowledge: Properties of the Newborn Feeding Ability questionnaire and Breastfeeding Initiation Practices scale

Debra K Creedy^*¹^,2 , Ruth M Cantrill^*¹ and Marie Cooke^*¹

¹Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

²National University of Singapore, Singapore

author email corresponding author email* Contributed equally

International Breastfeeding Journal 2008, 3:7doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-7


Published:	30 April 2008

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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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