Journal of Women's Health Care
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Nancy Schoales Lada

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• Research Article
  Mothers' Experiences with Baby Scales in the First Two Weeks Post Birth: A Qualitative Study
  Author(s): Joy Noel-Weiss and Nancy Schoales Lada Joy Noel-Weiss and Nancy Schoales Lada
  
  Introduction: Health care professionals are divided on the topic of routine weight measurements for healthy breastfed newborns. This study presents interviews with a subset of participants from a larger study. The interviews provided an opportunity to look at weighing babies from a different perspective, specifically, when mothers are routinely weighing their babies and when they have use and control of a baby scale. Objective: To describe women's experiences using baby scales and weighing their babies daily in their own homes during the first two weeks postpartum. Methods: Qualitative descriptive design comprised of telephone interviews in a mid-sized Canadian city. Eight participants were from a larger study about newborn weight loss. Results: The overall theme to emerge from the data was &l.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000157

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