Development of Breastfeeding Promoting Program for First- time Postpartum Mothers and their families

Abstract

Objective : To Develop Breastfeeding Promoting Program for First- time Postpartum Mother

Methods : Using action research. Participants in this study were tree groups: 1) medical care team and nurses who specialized each area, 2) postpartum mother 3) their families. The research is divided into four phases: planning, practice observers and reflect. Research instruments included 1) focus group discussion guide, 2) the demographic characteristics interview form,3) breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire, 4) breastfeeding efficacy assessment form and 5) the Satisfaction with Breastfeeding Questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation

Result : Breastfeeding promoting program for first- time postpartum mothers and their families. At antenatal care 1) Breastfeeding knowledge teaching 2) Assessment breast and nipple problem. There were bonding and early sucking at labor room based on familial support and postpartum ward arrange for mothers and babies to be together at all time (rooming in). Day 1 education mechanism of creation and secretion of milk. Demonstration of positioning and latch on. On the 2nd day, educate the knowledge of how to express milk from the breast. Providing knowledge and solving breastfeeding problems, based on familial support. The result revealed that mother’s breastfeeding knowledge the percentage of just and over seventy percent score was 60 (= 8, SD=1.98) The mean of latch score at the second day postpartum was more than the first day postpartum (= 8.7, SD=0.48). The satisfaction of First- time Postpartum Mother and their families on the use of the breastfeeding promotion program is the highest level of all items. The average breastfeeding promotion program satisfaction was 4. 56 (SD=0.15)

Conclusion: The findings suggest that breastfeeding promoting program for first-time postpartum mother and their families were the key supporting factors leading to better skill breastfeeding of mother and continually in order to increase maternal confidence.