Sessions | Number of opinions (%) | ||
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Disagree | Neutral | Agree | |
Session 1: The importance of infant and young child feeding and recommended practices. | |||
Medical students should learn the importance of breastfeeding. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn the evidence- based benefits of breastfeeding and complementary feeding. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about recommended infant and young child feeding. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn the current global practices of infant nutrition. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn about current practices in infant nutrition in Saudi Arabia. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about global strategies for infant nutrition. | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 8 (80) |
Session 2: The physiological basis of breastfeeding. | |||
Medical students should learn about growth and development in relation to breastfeeding. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about breast milk composition. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about the anatomy of the breast. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn about hormonal control of milk production. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should not learn about position and attachment. | 5 (50) a | 2 (20) | 3 (30) |
Medical students should learn about the composition of infant formula. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn the indications for breast milk substitutes. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Session 3: Complementary feeding. | |||
Medical students should learn about complementary food, depending on food available locally. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn about the micronutrients needed by infants and their deficiency in infancy. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Session 4: Management and support of infant feeding in maternity facilities. | |||
Medical students should be taught about breastfeeding support in maternity hospitals. | 0 (0) a | 4 (40) | 6 (60) |
Male medical students should have other teaching methods, such as simulations or videos, to build their breastfeeding support skills. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn the concept of the baby-friendly hospital initiative. | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) |
Medical students should learn in maternity facilities that are accredited as baby-friendly. | 0 (0) a | 4 (40) | 6 (60) |
Teaching medical students in maternity services that are not supportive of lactation will weaken their knowledge and their attitude toward breastfeeding. | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 7 (70) |
Session 5: Continuing support for infant and young child feeding. | |||
Medical students should learn about the continuous support of breastfeeding after delivery and hospital discharge to the community. | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 8 (80) |
Medical students should learn about the skills needed for counseling in breastfeeding. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students are not expected to have skills related to reporting of breastfeeding observation. | 4 (40) a | 2 (20) | 4 (40) |
Session 6: Appropriate feeding in exceptionally difficult circumstances. | |||
Medical students should learn about special situations demanding urgent referral of infants for nutritional issues. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should understand the issues related to feeding low birth weight infants. | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn how to deal with malnourished children. | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 8 (80) |
Medical students are not expected to learn about management of infant nutrition during disasters, such as war. | 5 (50) a | 3 (30) | 2 (20) |
Session 7: Management of breast conditions and other breastfeeding difficulties. | |||
Medical students should learn about relactation. | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) |
Medical students should learn about feeding infants with HIV-positive mothers. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about breast engorgement and nipple conditions. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about low milk supply. | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn about breast refusal. | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should learn about feeding twins. | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 8 (80) |
Medical students should learn about feeding infants born by Cesarean section. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Medical students should understand the special feeding needs of jaundiced babies. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should understand the feeding needs of babies with congenital anomalies, such as Down Syndrome and cleft palate. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
Session 8: Mothers’ health. | |||
Medical students should learn about maternal conditions that can have an impact on lactation. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about the maternal diet during lactation. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about medication use during lactation. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Medical students should learn about family planning during lactation. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
Session 9: Policy, health system and community actions. | |||
Medical students should understand the national policies that support breastfeeding, such as maternity leave rules. | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 7 (70) |
Medical students should understand national standards for breast milk substitutes. | 2 (20) a | 2 (20) | 6 (60) |
Session 10: Boxes, tables and pictures. | |||
The boxes in the WHO book are suitable for medical students. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
The tables in the WHO book are suitable for medical students. | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
The pictures in the WHO book are suitable for medical students. | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 8 (80) |