Effects of A Breastfeeding Promotion Programme on the Success of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Postpartum Mother-Infant Separation
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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, the rate of successful 6-month exclusive breastfeeding worldwide and in Thailand is lower than the regulation set by the World Health Organisation. Separating a mother from her baby after birth has been shown to lead to a reduced success rate of exclusive breastfeeding. A breastfeeding promotion programme that focuses on breastfeeding education and encouragement of family members or health professionals to support breastfeeding during hospitalisation can enhance the success of exclusive breastfeeding.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the effects of a breastfeeding promotion programme on the success of exclusive breastfeeding in postpartum mother-infant separation from 6 to 24 hours after delivery and at 3,7 and 14 days after discharge from the hospital between experimental and control groups.
METHODS: This study utilised a repeated two-group quasi-experimental approach. The research samples comprised mothers and new-borns who underwent delivery at Prapokklao Hospital. Purposive sampling was used, and the research instrument was a breastfeeding promotion programme. Data were collected by personal information questionnaires, the checklist record process of breastfeeding and the LATCH score, including the record follow-up of exclusive breastfeeding questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyse the data.
RESULTS: The average for successful exclusive breastfeeding among mothers from their babies between the control and experimental groups during hospitalisation on day 1 was not significant. However, there was a significant difference on day 3 (p <.05). The comparison of successful exclusive breastfeeding in postpartum mother-infant separation between the control and experimental groups on day 3 and day 7 showed a significant difference (p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The programme for promoting breastfeeding in mother-infant separation affected the success of breastfeeding only during the period of hospital admission. However, no difference was found 3, 7 and 14 days after being discharged from the hospital.
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