Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool: a guide for education and support of the breastfeeding dyad.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the development of the Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool to be used at the bedside by nurses to guide ongoing support and education for the mother-baby dyad.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Community hospital in a Midwestern city.


METHODS
Sixty-two English-speaking mother-infant dyads.


METHODS
Three nurse raters (two per session) independently scored the eight characteristics on the Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool during 81 breastfeeding sessions.


METHODS
Percent agreement between raters and suggested modifications for the Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool.


RESULTS
The results support the use of the tool as a checklist for assessment of the breastfeeding mother-infant dyad to guide education and support.


CONCLUSIONS
The interrater agreement was high for individual items of the Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool. The Mother-Infant Breastfeeding Progress Tool is useful as a checklist for assessing maternal and infant breastfeeding progress, though additional research is needed to support the validity of the tool.
Johnson
Teresa S
TS
College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. tjs@uwm.edu
Mulder
Pamela J
PJ
Strube
Karen
K
D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011187:Posture; D012944:Social Support; D013391:Sucking Behavior; D013997:Time Factors