Publications by authors named "Allison Larimer"
Article Synopsis
- Provider attitudes and knowledge are essential in influencing breastfeeding practices, but most previous research focused on hospital settings.
- The Breastfeeding-Friendly Initiative (BFI) led to significant improvements in breastfeeding initiation and duration, with an increase in average duration by almost a month after staff education.
- After the education module, healthcare providers showed notable enhancements in both knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding, which positively impacted mothers and contributed to better breastfeeding outcomes.
