Policies and Practices for Maternal Support Options during Childbirth and Breastfeeding Initiation After Cesarean in Southeastern Hospitals

Overall, maternal support policies, practices, and nurse representatives' attitudes were mother and family friendly, particularly related to vaginal births. Though breastfeeding initiation after cesarean birth was encouraging, support person options during nonemergent cesarean births and related rationales warrant further examination.JOGNN, 35,634‐643; 2006. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552‐6909.2006.00078.x