Promoting Health for Life - Improving Breastfeeding Prevalence at 6-8 Weeks in Halton, Cheshire: by

sarahellis4_1 — 2024-11-06 13:52:30 UTC

"Your justification is great and it makes sense to readdress this area with an evaluative emphasis on the fact that even though there has been a previous strategy implement the rates remain below the national average. Perhaps you can explore what worked/did not work with the previous strategy and embed this into your strategy and planning. If you can find supportive literature about this that would be beneficial".

sarahellis4_1 — 2024-11-06 13:56:55 UTC

NURS34101

Student ID: 11024933

Improving the Rates of Breastfeeding Continuation at 6-8 weeks in Halton, Cheshire:

sarahellis4_1 — 2024-11-06 14:11:35 UTC

Breastfeeding Statistics:

sarahellis4_1 — 2024-11-06 14:21:46 UTC

Breastfeeding Initiation:

Halton: 50.7%

North West England: 61.7%

England: 71.9%

Breastfeeding Continuation Rates at 6-8 Weeks:

Halton: 27.6%

North West England: 45.9%

England: 52.7%

(Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, 2025)

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sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:24:52 UTC

Regarding your statistics slide - it is great you have shown the initiation rates and how this compares to rates at 6-8 weeks. Often, we see high initiation rates and then this rapidly drops off (you could address why this may be, e.g., due to lack of continued MW support etc., and link this to the other stats you provided (i.e., deprivation and ethnic minority groups etc). Please ensure you add references to where you obtained the statistics from".

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:25:34 UTC

"Your aim is clear, specific and realistic"

"Your first objective is good - and you have shown why you are focussing on this one because it was one of the aspects that worked well last time - for literature you can critique in this area, consider some qualitative studies that have explored women's experiences of BF support groups. Bring in your knowledge of research methods here to critique and refer to a research textbook".

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:26:13 UTC

"Your goal is clear - and just to clarify as I do not think I made this clear in the session: for your summative write up please only use 'SMART' to develop and shape your objective - you do not need to use the S-M-A-R-T acronym within the final piece".

The 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:28:59 UTC

Recent Breastfeeding Research:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:30:06 UTC

Health Promotion (WHO):

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:32:22 UTC

Previous Public Health Strategy:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:33:45 UTC

UNICEF:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:34:56 UTC

NICE Nutrition Guidance:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:37:14 UTC

Factors associated with breastfeeding in England:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:39:22 UTC

ANYA App:

sarahellis4_1 — 2025-01-30 01:54:16 UTC

Whilst researching resources that may help improve breastfeeding continuation rates, I discovered the ANYA app, which aims to provide 24/7 support to breastfeeding mothers.

I found it particularly interesting that the app has a "LatchAid 3D tool", that contains realistic animations of how to improve positioning and attachment in a range of different breastfeeding positions. The app allows the user to change the view to first person, so it shows women how to latch their baby from their perspective.

I thought this resource would be particularly useful for women that do not speak English as their first language. This can often serve as a barrier when providing breastfeeding support, however this app shows visually how to position and attach their baby.