Effects of Breastfeeding Promoting Program on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Success of Breastfeeding among First-Time Mothers Having a Planned Cesarean Birth
Keywords:
perceived breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding promoting program, successful breastfeedingAbstract
This quasi-experimental research aimed to study effects of the breastfeeding promoting program on breastfeeding self-efficacy and success of breastfeeding among first-time mothers having a planned cesarean birth. The sample consisted of first-time mothers who had a pre-planned cesarean section and recuperating at obstetric postpartum ward at Phrapokklao hospital in Chanthaburi Province ,52 cases, purposive sampling then divided into 26 experimental cases and 26 control cases. The research instruments consisted of Breastfeeding Promoting Program, Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Questionnaire, Breastfeeding Success Record Form and 2-Week Exclusive Breastfeeding Assessment. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test statistics and Chi-square statistics.
The results found that the experimental group had the breastfeeding skills in 72 hours after birth and an average of perceived self-efficacy in breastfeeding at 2 weeks after birth and was significantly higher than the control group (p <.001, p <.001). While, there were not significant differences of an average score of perceived breastfeeding self-efficacy at 72 hours after birth and the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for 2 weeks between the experimental and control groups (p =.087, p =.465) Therefore, nurses or midwives should continuing promote perceived of breastfeeding self-efficacy to postpartum women to have confidence and success in breastfeeding
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