Perinatal healthcare providers' experiences with the Baby-Friendly Initiative : a qualitative descriptive study
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Andrews, Olivia
issued: 2024-12-19T21:16:48Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Breastfeeding is recognized as the gold standard for infant feeding. Despite this, many infants are not exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their life. To improve practices that promote and support breastfeeding, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a designation system for hospitals and health centers to help improve overall breastfeeding rates and infant care. This study aimed to examine perinatal healthcare providers’ experiences in implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFI) in British Columbia. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to guide this study. Purposeful and snowball sampling methods were used to identify potential participants. This resulted in 12 semi-structured interviews with 11 registered nurses, and one midwife. Of these participants, seven held international certification as lactation consultants, and two participants reported being the Baby-Friendly Health Authority Leads at their hospital. The interviews were reviewed using a thematic analysis. This process resulted in four major themes with associated sub-themes: (1) misunderstandings, overcoming resistance, and accountability; (2) Challenges with Education, effective education, and competency checklists; (3) Importance of Leadership, senior management, BFI leads, and group effort; and (4) Considering the SDOH. These findings indicate that perinatal providers often struggle during the process of receiving the Baby-Friendly designation. However, despite the difficulties in implementing BFI, 11 of the 12 participants still felt that BFI practices were important. This study provides a basis for improved knowledge of BFI implementation and suggestions for overcoming barriers.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/89952
note: PERINATAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH THE BABY-FRIENDLY INITIATIVE: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY by Olivia Andrews BSN, The University of British Columbia Okanagan, 2022 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in The College of Graduate Studies (Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) December 2024 © Olivia Andrews, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: PERINATAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH THE BABY-FRIENDLY INITIATIVE: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY submitted by Olivia Andrews in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Examining Committee: Dr. Marie Tarrant, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Dr. Suzanne Campbell, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Rishma Chooniedass, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Meggie Ross, Interior Health Supervisory Committee Member Eric Li, Faculty of Management External Examiner iii Abstract Breastfeeding is recognized as the gold standard for infant feeding. Despite this, many infants are not exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their life. To improve practices that promote and support breastfeeding, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a designation system for hospitals and health centers to help improve overall breastfeeding rates and infant care. This study aimed to examine perinatal healthcare providers’ experiences in implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFI) in British Columbia. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to guide this study. Purposeful and snowball sampling methods were used to identify potential participants. This resulted in 12 semi-structured interviews with 11 registered nurses, and one midwife. Of these participants, seven held international certification as lactation con…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0447573
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Tarrant, Marie
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89952