Postpartum Breastfeeding Practices and Attitudes in Parents: A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effects of Individual and Group Breastfeeding Education of Mothers and Fathers

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dc.authoridOZTURK CAN, Hafize/0000-0001-8213-3330
dc.authoridYEŞİL, YEŞİM/0000-0003-2847-6978
dc.contributor.authorYesil, Yesim
dc.contributor.authorCan, Hafize Ozturk
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-31T07:49:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-31T07:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackgroundAntenatal breastfeeding training is defined as the provision of breastfeeding information during pregnancy, which can be given in various ways, such as individual training and group training. The inclusion of fathers in this educational approach is associated with the initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding. However, studies involving fathers are limited. This randomized controlled study aimed to compare the effects of individual and group training given to parents and those of normal hospital practices on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and fathers' attitudes toward breastfeeding.MethodsThe study was conducted randomly in a training and research hospital between March 2014 and September 2014 and included 180 people. Of them, 90 were prospective mothers who were in the third trimester of their pregnancy and were living with their husbands and received service from the obstetrics outpatient clinic of the hospital. The expecting mothers and their husbands were randomly assigned to three groups: individual training, group training and control group. After randomization, prospective mothers and fathers in all groups received training. In the first week, sixth week, and fourth month after delivery, the mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding attitudes as well as the attitudes of the fathers' toward breastfeeding were evaluated.ResultsThere were no differences between the groups in terms of variables such as age, education status, family type, breastfeeding education status, and mode of delivery. There were significant differences between the scores obtained from the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale and its subscales in all three groups during the postpartum period (p <0.05). The highest scale scores were obtained at the postpartum fourth month in the individual training and control groups and at the postpartum sixth week in the group training group. There were differences between the scores obtained by the mothers and fathers during the postpartum process from the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (p<0.05).ConclusionThe analysis of all the results indicates that breastfeeding education given to parents in the antenatal period increases their breastfeeding self-efficacy and provides them with a positive attitude toward breastfeeding. However, further research is needed to determine whether individual or group training contributes to the development of breastfeeding self-efficacy and attitudes.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7759/cureus.44811
dc.identifier.issn2168-8184
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.pmid37809220en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44811
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/105056
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001122605600001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringernatureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCureus Journal of Medical Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240831_Uen_US
dc.subjectPaediatricsen_US
dc.subjectPediatricsen_US
dc.subjectFeeding Methoden_US
dc.subjectFormula Feeden_US
dc.subjectBreast Milken_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectNewbornen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Efficacyen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.titlePostpartum Breastfeeding Practices and Attitudes in Parents: A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effects of Individual and Group Breastfeeding Education of Mothers and Fathersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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