Breast-feeding knowledge and practices among mothers in Manisa, Turkey

to determine breast-feeding knowledge and practices among mothers before and after an educational intervention on breast feeding. cross-sectional, descriptive study using a face-to-face questionnaire. Manisa Maternity and Children's Hospital, which has Baby Friendly status. 158 women in the ear...

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Published in:Midwifery 2009-12, Vol.25 (6), p.e19-e32
Main Authors: Yanikkerem, Emre, Tuncer, Rahime, Yilmaz, Kezban, Aslan, Meryem, Karadeniz, Gülten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Baby
Baby nutrition
Breast feeding
Breast Feeding - psychology
Breast-feeding education
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Maternal Behavior - psychology
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers - education
Newborn baby
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Postnatal Care - methods
Postpartum Period - psychology
Pregnancy
Self Efficacy
Social Environment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Young Adult
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Summary:to determine breast-feeding knowledge and practices among mothers before and after an educational intervention on breast feeding. cross-sectional, descriptive study using a face-to-face questionnaire. Manisa Maternity and Children's Hospital, which has Baby Friendly status. 158 women in the early postpartum period. 10.8% of women were not aware that they should offer colostrum to their babies. Only 43.7% of women commenced breast feeding within the first 30 minutes of giving birth. Prior to receiving the educational intervention, 55.7% of mothers knew how often they should feed their baby, 48.7% knew that they should breast feed their baby for two years together with additional food, although 55.1% of women did not know how to hold their breast during a feed. The mean pre-test score was 9.9 (SD 2.4; range 3–13), and the mean post-test score was 12.6 (SD 0.8; range 9–13). The difference between the mean pre- and post-test scores was statistically significant (paired t=15.3, df=157, P
ISSN:0266-6138
1532-3099
DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2007.10.012