2018
Factors Influencing Southeastern U.S. Mothers’ Participation in Baby-Friendly Practices: A Mixed-Methods Study
Munn AC, Newman SD, Phillips SM, Mueller M, Taylor SN. Factors Influencing Southeastern U.S. Mothers’ Participation in Baby-Friendly Practices: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal Of Human Lactation 2018, 34: 821-834. PMID: 29432703, DOI: 10.1177/0890334417750143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly practicesAfrican American mothersAmerican mothersContent analysisFacilitators of participationGreater oddsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativePractice participationDepth interviewsMilk supply concernMixed-methods studyMedical record reviewMixed methods designParallel mixed-methods designMothers' experiencesQualitative methodsSupport servicesMother-infant dyadsParticipationConvergent parallel mixed methods designClinical characteristicsSuccessful breastfeedingBreastfeeding outcomesHospital InitiativeRecord review
2016
The Impact in the United States of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Early Infant Health and Breastfeeding Outcomes
Munn AC, Newman SD, Mueller M, Phillips SM, Taylor SN. The Impact in the United States of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Early Infant Health and Breastfeeding Outcomes. Breastfeeding Medicine 2016, 11: 222-230. PMID: 27082284, PMCID: PMC4921952, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeBaby-Friendly practicesInfant health outcomesHealth outcomesBreastfeeding decisionsHospital InitiativeBreastfeeding supportLate premature infantsPostnatal breastfeeding supportHospital organizational factorsPremature infantsSuccessful breastfeedingBreastfeeding outcomesProvider factorsPoor outcomeInfant healthPrenatal educationSocial ecological modelReview supportMultilevel factorsOutcomesSystem factorsMothers' experiencesUnited StatesBreastfeeding