Change Proposal For Breastfeeding Among Mothers

Change Proposal for Breastfeeding among MothersNameInstitutional AffiliationDate Background Breastfeeding is one of the most important things that mothers should be made aware of. Breastfeeding influences the behavior of a child when they grow up in different ways. Most of the mothers leave the hospital after two to three days after they have given birth. It is at this point that most of the problems on breastfeeding arise that are carried on to the next birth. Most of them are new mothers who have little or no knowledge except the knowledge that they have received from their mothers on breastfeeding (Rollins & Hajeeboy 2016). Unfortunately, the knowledge that they have acquired from their mothers can in some cases be insufficient or incorrect and hence they will be carrying out the breastfeeding process in wrong way thinking that they are carrying it out in the right way. In some cases, most of the mothers who are breastfeeding also work at various places and time constraint is one of the factors that can hinder the breastfeeding process. Hygiene during breastfeeding is also important. UNICEF approximates that there are 830 million women workers in the world and most of them return to their places of work soon after they have delivered (Victoria& Bahl, 2016). There is a necessity for the enactment of programs and policies that will make sure that women undertake to breastfeed as part of a health program. Problem Statement There are poor breastfeeding practices by mothers in different parts of the world. There is the need for a proper strategy that will make sure that there are proper breastfeeding practices for the sake of the health of children. The strategy that will be used in this case should ensure that it solves all the problems that have been associated with breastfeeding in the past. Purpose of Change Proposal The change proposal contains the various strategies that can be used in solving the problem of breastfeeding among mothers. As identified in the background above, there are different problems that are affecting mothers who are breastfeeding. After an analysis of the various strategies that have been used in the past to solve the issue, the paper contains a new approach to the issue and it discusses how the approach will be effective in solving the problems. Most of the past approaches to the topic failed due to different purposes. In some cases, the strategies favored only the young mothers while leaving the older mothers out. In some cases, the approaches were realized to be more expensive (Wambach & Riordan 2014). PICOT Population The initiative that has been proposed targets women who are aged 20-42 years old. It is at this age that most of the women go through the problems that have been identified. Women would be located in different parts of the world but as part of beginning the evaluation of the initiative, we will target women located who regularly visit health facilities and the new mothers who have just given birth. The population that has been chosen in this intervention is appropriate since most of the women at this age are mature enough and it will be easier for the instructor to follow up on how they are doing and note any difference in their breastfeeding habits. Intervention The intervention that has been proposed is the creation of a lactation support center where a number of issues pertaining breastfeeding will be handled. The lactation unit will be run by a Lactation Assistant who will be offering different services to the patients such as consultation on the different appropriate techniques of feeding. The approach will be more practical since the mothers will be taken through the practice by a trained lactation assistant who will guide them in the process to make sure that the best results have been received by the mothers. The program will be running during the day from 9 am to 3 pm. The time is appropriate since it would allow the women to spend two full breastfeeds with a Lactation Consultant who would help the women to feel more confident when they are breastfeeding and offer them the necessary information on breastfeeding their children for a longer period. Comparison The comparison that has been used in the study is time and the improvement of the health of the child. After the mothers have been taken through the whole process, they will be asked to report to the lactation unit to provide a feedback on their breastfeeding experience. Time will be used on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the breastfeeding practices that they went through at the lactation unit. The time for the evaluation of the intervention will be carried out after every 3 months. The health of the child will also be used in the comparison and medical tests will be carried out before the commencement of the training on breastfeeding. The medical tests will also be carried out after a given period of time to evaluate whether there is an improvement in the health of the child(Victora & Horta, 2015). Outcome The expected outcomes from the intervention above is an improvement on the health of the child due to proper breastfeeding practices that have been employed. The improvement in the health of the child is also expected to take at least 3 months and hence the time for the evaluation. Time Frame The intervention above will be carried out throughout and it is permanent. However, as part of improving the services that are offered at the facility evaluation will be carried out after every three months. If we realize that there is a problem in the effectiveness of strategies employed, the lactation consultant together with the breastfeeding mother will work together to establish the reasons for the failure of the intervention. Literature Search Strategy The literature sources that were used in the above problem were drawn from various academi...