Layla Maree Edwards, Sungwon Chang, Reem Zeki, Sacha Kendall Jamieson, Julia Bowman, Craig Cooper, Elizabeth Sullivan
The associations between social determinants of health, mental health, substance-use and recidivism: a ten-year retrospective cohort analysis of women who completed the connections programme in Australia
Harm reduction journal
breastfeeding education programs necessary prepare healthcare students address breastfeeding needs families various breastfeeding educational modules used academic settings however effectiveness breastfeeding educational interventions remains unclear examine effectiveness educational interventions improve breastfeeding knowledge attitudes skills nursing midwifery medical students systematic review conducted searching academic databases inception december 22 2022 searches carried two authors independently pubmed medline web science scopus cinahl plus embase cochrane library eric joanna briggs institute critical appraisal checklist used data extracted randomeffects metaanalysis estimate standardized mean differences smds 95 confidence interval ci subgroup analyses performed identify potential moderators thirtythree quasiexperimental studies 12 twogroup studies 21 onegroup studies included 1313 nursing students 204 midwifery students 1066 medical students identified students received educational interventions significantly higher scores breastfeeding knowledge smd 067 95 ci 046 087 twogroup studies smd 142 95 ci 091 194 onegroup studies positive attitudes toward breastfeeding smd 043 95 ci 022 063 twogroup studies smd 098 95 ci 032 163 onegroup studies higher scores breastfeeding skills smd 152 95 ci 046 258 twogroup studies smd 133 95 ci 043 223 onegroup studies control groups teaching method clinical practicums significant moderator breastfeeding knowledge p 035 skills p 001 studies n 5 described educational framework underpinning program development breastfeeding educational interventions effectively improve breastfeeding knowledge attitudes skills undergraduate nursing midwifery medical students incorporating clinical practicums interventions important future studies examine useful teaching strategies enhancing learning outcomes warranted