Education of Parents of Newborns with Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate by Healthcare Professionals in Texas Hospitals

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dc.contributor.advisorSue Lurie
dc.creatorSchimmoller, Mary V.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:04:59Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:04:59Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-03-31T08:48:16-07:00
dc.description.abstractSchimmoller, Mary V. Education of Parents of Newborns with Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate by Healthcare Professionals in Texas Hospitals. Master of Public Health (Community Health), May 2005, 37 pp., references, 22 titles. The purpose of this study was to ascertain what, how, when and by whom information is given to parents of cleft lip/palate newborns in Texas hospitals and whether additional information is needed. Methods: Telephone interviews with 97 health care professionals who provide initial care to moms of cleft lip/palate newborns in the 159 Texas hospitals with more than 500 live births in 2003/2004. Findings: 76% of respondents said information given to parents of cleft newborns in effective/ very effective, 63% gave conflicting responses on whether babies with cleft can breastfeed, 35% said additional information is needed, 7% said they need information in additional languages. Conclusion: Information given to parents with cleft lip/palate newborns in Texas hospitals is inconsistent and often insufficient.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29054
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectHealth Services Administration
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOral and Maxillofacial Surgery
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
dc.subjectTranslational Medical Research
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectparents
dc.subjectnewborns
dc.subjectcleft lip
dc.subjectcleft palate
dc.subjecthealthcare professionals
dc.subjectTexas Hospitals
dc.subjectcommunity health
dc.subjecttelephone interviews
dc.subjectinformation
dc.subjectinitial care
dc.subjectmothers
dc.subjectmom
dc.titleEducation of Parents of Newborns with Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate by Healthcare Professionals in Texas Hospitals
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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