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From a service user's perspective discuss their experience of care and consider ways in which this knowledge can help you develop your own practice. It is important in nursing to be able to appreciate how it feels to be the patient receiving health care. This knowledge and appreciation could be used to improve the nurses care of future patients. This essay aims to look at the healthcare received by a pregnant woman in her late 20's and how she felt about the care and advice given to her by the healthcare team regarding breastfeeding her baby. Breast feeding is a major public health issue. The World Health Organisation (2002) recommends that wherever possible babies should be fed exclusively on breast milk for the first 6 months of their life. A recent study (Infant Feeding Study, 2000) has highlighted the importance of breastfeeding. It suggests that women from disadvantaged communities are less likely...

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