Infant breastfeeding initiation before 32 weeks postconceptional age is not standard practice
in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Based on the literature, preterm infants can initiate
breastfeeding when they are physiologically stable. The purpose of this research was to
evaluate nurses' knowledge regarding the early initiation of breastfeeding in preterm infants
in a northeastern tertiary children's hospital NICU. A pre-test/post-test study design was
used. Eighteen allied health professionals, average age 41 years, with 11–15 years in a …