Breast Is (Viewed as) Best: Demonstrating Formula Feeding Stigma

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-520
Author(s):  
Corinne A. Moss-Racusin ◽  
Casey A. Schofield ◽  
Sophie S. Brown ◽  
Kerry A. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Formula Feeding ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
Feeding Methods ◽  
And Control

Experimental research has not examined possible formula feeding stigma. We explored whether mothers encounter stigma resulting from infant feeding method and if formula feeding stigma is impacted by whether this feeding method was intended or unintended. Experiment 1 ( N = 252) exposed participants to a social media post in which a mother described intentionally breastfeeding, formula feeding, or did not mention a feeding method (control). Results provided the first experimental evidence of formula feeding stigma; the formula feeding mother was viewed less positively than the identical breastfeeding and control mothers, who were typically not perceived differently than one another. Experiment 2 ( N = 388) added conditions in which feeding methods were unintended. When feeding methods were intended, results replicated Experiment 1. However, when feeding methods were unintended, the pattern fully reversed; unintended formula feeders were viewed more positively than unintended breast-feeders. Further, women who formula fed were penalized when they did so intentionally, while those who breastfed were penalized when they did so unintentionally. This suggests that formula feeding stigma stems primarily from perceptions of feeding intentions (rather than the belief that breast milk is superior) because mothers who planned to formula feed were viewed more negatively than those who planned to breastfeed, regardless of whether babies actually received formula or breast milk. These results imply that caregivers, health care providers, and policy makers should be mindful of the potential for pro-breastfeeding rhetoric to be associated with formula feeding stigma (with potential consequences for the health of women and infants) and consider implementing interventions designed to reduce stigma and promote awareness of the safety and utility of proper formula use.

Benefits, Challenges, and Social Impact of Health Care Providers’ Adoption of Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932110257
Author(s):  
Md Irfanuzzaman Khan ◽  
Jennifer (M.I.) Loh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Use Of Social Media

With the advent of telecommunication technologies and social media, many health care professionals are using social media to communicate with their patients and to promote health. However, the literature reveals a lacuna in our understanding of health care professionals’ perception of their behavioral intentions to use innovations. Using the Unified Technology Acceptance Framework (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology), in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 Australian health care experts to uncover their intent and actual use of social media in their medical practices. Results revealed that social media tools offered five significant benefits such as (i) enhanced communication between health care professionals and their patients, (ii) community support, (iii) enabled e-learning, (iv) enhanced professional network, and (v) expedited health promotion. However, result also revealed barriers to social media usage including (i) inefficiency, (ii) privacy concerns, (iii) poor quality of information, (iv) lack of trust, and (v) blurred professional boundary. Peer influence and supporting conditions were also found to be determinants of social media adoption behaviors among health care professionals. This study has important implications for health care providers, patients, and policy makers on the responsible use of social media, health promotion, and health communication. This research is also among the very few studies that explore Australian health care professionals’ intent and actual use of innovations within a health care setting.

Social Media Use Among Health Care Providers: 40 Years

CHEST Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. A234
Author(s):  
Lauren Quisenberry ◽  
Zoya Surani ◽  
Saherish Surani ◽  
Sivakumar Sudhakaran ◽  
Salim Surani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Social Media Use

scholarly journals Reproductive awareness and recognition of unintended pregnancy: young women, key informants and health care providers perspectives in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun ◽  
Jane Harries ◽  
Deborah Constant
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Pregnancy Status

Abstract Background South Africa has a liberal abortion law, yet denial of care is not uncommon, usually due to a woman being beyond the legal gestational age limit for abortion care at that facility. For women successfully obtaining care, time from last menstrual period to confirmation of pregnancy is significantly longer among those having an abortion later in the second trimester compared to earlier gestations. This study explores women’s experiences with recognition and confirmation of unintended pregnancy, their understanding of fertile periods within the menstrual cycle as well as healthcare providers’ and policy makers’ ideas for public sector strategies to facilitate prompt confirmation of pregnancy. Methods We recruited participants from July through September 2017, at an urban non-governmental organization (NGO) sexual and reproductive health (SRH) facility and two public sector hospitals, all providing abortion care into the second trimester. We conducted in-depth interviews and group discussions with 40 women to elicit information regarding pregnancy recognition and confirmation as well as fertility awareness. In addition, 5 providers at these same facilities and 2 provincial policy makers were interviewed. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Uncertainties regarding pregnancy signs and symptoms greatly impacted on recognition of pregnancy status. Women often mentioned that others, including family, friends, partners or colleagues noticed pregnancy signs and prompted them to take action. Several women were unaware of the fertility window and earliest timing for accurate pregnancy testing. Health care providers and policy makers called for strategies to raise awareness regarding risk and signs of pregnancy and for pregnancy tests to be made more readily accessible. Conclusion Early recognition of unintended pregnancy in this setting is frustrated by poor understanding and awareness of fertility and pregnancy signs and symptoms, compounded by a distrust of commercially available pregnancy tests. Improving community awareness around risk and early signs of pregnancy and having free tests readily available may help women confirm their pregnancy status promptly.

Promising Interventions to Prevent Liver Cancer in Idaho

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110571
Author(s):  
Behnoosh Momin ◽  
Danielle Nielsen ◽  
Spencer Schaff ◽  
Jennifer L. Mezzo ◽  
Charlene Cariou
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Provider ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Social

Introduction: The Idaho Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (ICCCP) collaborated with the Idaho Immunization Program (IIP) to plan and implement activities to increase knowledge and awareness of liver cancer prevention through tailored hepatitis B immunization messaging to the Idaho community and health care providers. Purpose and Objectives: In this article, we report findings from an evaluation of these activities. Interventions Approach: The two programs implemented liver cancer prevention activities between May 2017 and December 2017; strategies included a social media vaccination awareness campaign and health care provider education. Evaluation Methods: Facebook Insights was used to report, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze, data from the social media campaign. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data collected from a retrospective pre–post survey for the health care provider presentations and paired t-tests were conducted to detect differences between pre- and postexposure. Results: For the social media campaign, ICCCP and IIP posted a total of 32 liver cancer and hepatitis B vaccination posts on their respective Facebook pages, which reached 42,804 unique users. For the health care provider presentations, there was a statistically significant increase in awareness, knowledge, ability, and intention among health care providers. Implications for Public Health: Our evaluation serves as an example of how public health social media can reach consumers and how educating providers can raise awareness on the importance of hepatitis B vaccination as a means of preventing liver cancer.

Primary health care providers surveyed commonly misinterpret 'first void urine' for chlamydia screening

Sexual Health ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Josephine Lusk ◽  
Ruby Uddin ◽  
Mark Ferson ◽  
William Rawlinson ◽  
Pam Konecny
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Chlamydia Screening ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Primary Health Care Providers ◽  
Open Question ◽  
And Control ◽  
Question Survey

An open question survey of general practitioners (GP) and hospital emergency department (ED) doctors revealed that the term ‘FVU’ (first void urine) used for urine chlamydia testing, is ambiguous, potentially leading to incorrect urine sample collection and barriers to effective screening. The results of this survey indicate that only 4.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5–14.5%) of GP and 6.9% (95% CI 0.9–22.8%) of ED doctors respectively, correctly interpreted the meaning of FVU. The majority of clinicians surveyed misunderstood ‘FVU’ to require the first urine void of the day, accounting for 68.1% (95% CI 52.9–80.9%) of GP responses and 37.9% (95% CI 20.7–57.7%) of ED doctors responses. This highlights the need for clarification and standardisation of terminology used in urine chlamydia screening for health care providers, in order to optimise strategies for diagnosis and control of the ongoing chlamydia epidemic.

The fentanyls: pharmacological and clinical aspects relevant to Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 542-544
Author(s):  
Shaun L Greene ◽  
Anton Scamvougeras ◽  
Amanda Norman ◽  
Yvonne Bonomo ◽  
David J Castle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
North American ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Drug And Alcohol ◽  
Overdose Deaths

Objective: North American and other jurisdictions have seen an alarming rise in the abuse of the fentanyls, with related overdose deaths. We sought to review this group of drugs to alert Australian psychiatrists and drug and alcohol clinicians to their clinical effects and potential harms. Conclusions: The extreme potency of the fentanyls underlie their lethality. Vigilance and investment from both policy makers and health care providers are required to mitigate harm from a possible future Australian fentanyl epidemic.

scholarly journals Medical Professional and Usage of Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 606-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabeya Yousuf ◽  
Sheikh Muhammad Abu Bakar ◽  
Mainul Haque ◽  
Md Nurul Islam ◽  
Abdus Salam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Future Health Care

Social media connect people by sharing text, photos, audio and videos among themselves. Medical professional and patients also communicate through social media; however, issues of privacy and confidentiality of medical professions in regards to medical and health care decisions contradict with the openness of the usage of social media. Member of the medical profession can use social media but need to abide by the code of conduct of medical ethics in order to render the best possible services. This paper emphasizes on the needs of inclusion of social media usage in future health care providers’ curriculum by the higher educational institutions in order to aware of the ethical and professional aspect.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(4) 2017 p.606-609

Refugee and Immigrant Women’s Experience of Postpartum Depression: A Meta-Synthesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn L. Tobin ◽  
Pam Di Napoli ◽  
Cheryl Tatano Beck
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Insight Into

The aim of this work is to synthesize qualitative research on refugee and immigrant women’s experiences of postpartum depression (PPD) to gain insight into the unique needs of this group of women. This population is more at risk of developing PPD due to a complexity of issues including pre- and postmigratory stressors; however, there is currently little research on this topic available to health care providers and policy makers. Thirteen articles met inclusion criteria, and five themes emerged from the meta-synthesis: (a) suffering in solitude, (b) the invisible illness, (c) cultural conceptualizations, (d) barriers to help seeking, and (e) facilitators of help seeking. Conclusions suggest immigrant women with PPD may lack understanding of their condition, are often isolated, are alone, fear stigmatization, and risk being considered an unfit mother. Raising awareness with health care providers of the meaning of PPD for immigrant women is key to the provision of effective care.

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