| LATCH: a breastfeeding charting system and documentation tool. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 8176525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Nurses most often use a subjective "well/fair/poor" system to assess and document breastfeeding. LATCH is a breastfeeding charting system that provides a systematic method for gathering information about individual breastfeeding sessions. The system assigns a numerical score, 0, 1, or 2, to five key components of breastfeeding. Each letter of the acronym LATCH denotes an area of assessment. "L" is for how well the infant latches onto the breast. "A" is for the amount of audible swallowing noted. "T" is for the mother's nipple type. "C" is for the mother's level of comfort. "H" is for the amount of help the mother needs to hold her infant to the breast. The system is visually represented in the same form as the Apgar scoring grid, and the numbers are handled in the same way. With the LATCH system, the nurse can assess maternal and infant variables, define areas of needed intervention, and determine priorities in providing patient care and teaching. |
| | |
Authors:
|
D Jensen; S Wallace; P Kelsay |
Related Documents
:
|
12858885 - Normative growth standard for upper arm measurements for exclusively breastfed infants. 10205455 - The safety of antituberculosis medications during breastfeeding. 19239405 - Effectiveness of exclusive breastfeeding promotion in low-income mothers: a randomized ... 11242425 - Promotion of breastfeeding intervention trial (probit): a randomized trial in the repub... 10832225 - Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (gm-csf) in neonatal neutropenia. 10722855 - Sleep influences on homeostatic functions: implications for sudden infant death syndrome. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG Volume: 23 ISSN: 0884-2175 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Publication Date: 1994 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1994-06-08 Completed Date: 1994-06-08 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8503123 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 27-32 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
|
Maternal/Newborn Unit, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene, OR 97440. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Breast Feeding* Female Forms and Records Control Humans Maternal-Child Nursing Nursing Assessment* Nursing Records* |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment In:
|
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1995 Jan;24(1):13
[PMID:
7714634
]
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Professional bereavement photographs: one aspect of a perinatal bereavement program.
Next Document: A comprehensive fetal monitoring program for nursing practice and education.