As part of efforts to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration, educational interventions aimed to increase awareness and positive attitudes towards breastfeeding beginning during the school years are recommended by the World Health Organization and UNICEF UK. Breastfeeding education in the school setting offers the opportunity to introduce the topic to a wide range of students from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The purpose of this presentation is to 1) present a critical review of the literature regarding stakeholder views of breastfeeding education programs in schools, 2) explore ongoing mixed methods research on North Carolina family and consumer science teacher attitudes and practices relating to infant feeding education in the secondary classroom, and 3) make recommendations for opportunities for lactation professionals to promote breastfeeding education in schools.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Assess what is currently known about breastfeeding education in the school setting;
Objective 2: Describe the methods used to investigate North Carolina family and consumer science attitudes and practices relating to infant feeding education in the secondary classroom;
Objective 3: Visualize the results of North Carolina family and consumer science teacher attitudes and practices relating to infant feeding education in the secondary classroom;
Objective 4: Explore available breastfeeding lesson materials for K-12 students;
Objective 5: Discuss the implications of the research on breastfeeding education promotion in schools.
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