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Dietitians in Breastfeeding Management: An Untapped Resource in the Hospital

Logan Regional Hospital and the Budge Medical Clinic

Carol T. Windham, PhD, RD

Grants Program at Mercy Medical

Bonita Wyse, PhD, RD

Maternity care nurses were surveyed to gather data on the state of breastfeeding in Utah hospitals. A questionnaire was distributed to labor and delivery, well-baby nursery, and postpartum nurses at 18 hospitals representing 86% of births in the state. The results indicated that of dietitians, physicians, and nurses, dietitians were the health care professionals least likely to provide breastfeeding information and assistance.

Key Words: dietitian • breastfeeding • hospitals • survey • nurse

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 13, No. 3, 221-225 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449701300311


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