Using video narratives of women’s lived experience of breastfeeding in midwifery education: exploring its impact on midwives’ attitudes to breastfeeding

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Taylor and Hutchings (2012) describe how using women’s video narratives of their lived experience of breastfeeding within midwifery education impacted positively on the attitudes of a group of midwives in relation to supporting breastfeeding women.

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Using video narratives of women's lived experience of breastfeeding in midwifery education: exploring its impact on midwives' attitudes to breastfeeding

Using video narratives of women's lived experience of breastfeeding in midwifery education: exploring its impact on midwives' attitudes to breastfeeding

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Findings support the value of using women’s video narratives within higher education, through their power to integrate affective and cognitive learning, and to promote a transformative learning process. This novel approach brings value-added learning benefits by enhancing the potential to improve attitudes towards supporting breastfeeding women and improving clinical practice.