Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward breastfeeding in neonatal care: a survey
Neonatal nurses exhibited positive attitudes but moderate knowledge and practice levels regarding breastfeeding, with targeted gaps in evidence-based care and parental education. These findings highlight the need for tailored training programs-prioritizing younger nurses, those with less experience, lower educational/professional titles, and untrained individuals-to enhance breastfeeding-related competence.
Authors
- Liangli Cai
- Longyan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1350-5178)
- Qing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7370-2829)
Institutions
- Nanjing Children's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1746897
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.52