Publications by authors named "Kim Howland"
Background: Universal well-child health nursing services in high-resource countries promote the health and well-being of children and families while preventing health inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic and technological advancements have led to the increased use of telehealth in this field. To enhance policies and practices, it's important to understand the acceptability and effectiveness of telehealth, as well as the barriers and enablers to its implementation, and to determine when its use is appropriate and safe.
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- Increasing intrapartum interventions, such as caesarean sections (CS), epidural analgesia, and synthetic oxytocin infusion, are linked to negative breastfeeding outcomes in new mothers.
- A study in Victoria, Australia, analyzed data from over 599,000 women to explore the impact of these interventions on breastfeeding practices immediately after birth and at 3 and 6 months post-partum.
- Results showed that women who underwent in-labour CS, pre-labour CS, had epidural analgesia, or received synthetic oxytocin were more likely to supplement with formula in the hospital and were less likely to exclusively breastfeed at 3 and 6 months.