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Christina Zerafa
Mater Dei Hospital , MaltaTitle: The Effect of Opioids During Labour on Breastfeeding
Abstract
Opioids during labour are widely used in midwifery practice as means for pain relief (El-Wahab & Robinson 2014).
The effects of opioids during labour on breastfeeding are varied and can be experienced by both mother and baby (Fleet et al 2015).
The effects of opioids use during labour on breastfeeding was discussed with 10 midwives at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. One of the themes identified in this study was the difficulties associated with breastfeeding in relation to opioid use, such as; maternal fatigue and sleepy babies. Another theme identified was midwives’ challenges and interventions to initiate breastfeeding. During these semi-structured interviews, midwives identified various methods used in order to aid mothers and babies to cope with ill-effects of opioids in relation to breastfeeding. These included; finger feeding, skin-to-skin contact, etc.
Midwives’ ongoing breastfeeding care and support was another theme discussed in this study. Midwives identified different methods for ongoing support such as the Breastfeeding Clinic as one of the most important services used to provide ongoing support to mothers and babies in need. This study enabled the author to identify different effects of opioid use during labour on breastfeeding, several methods used to aid such adverse effects as well as ongoing care provided by the midwives at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta.
Biography
Christina Zerafa has completed her Degree in Midwifery at the age of 23 years from University of Malta. She is currently working at Mater Dei Hospital where she is undergoing her rotation period. Hence, she has worked and is still working in different midwifery sectors (Antenatal /Postnatal Wards, Central Delivery Suite, Neonatal Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit etc.) She is also planning on undergoing a Master’s Degree in Midwifery and possibly to specify on the concept of vaginal birth after a cesarean section.
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