TITLE:
Effects of early breastfeeding education on maintenance of breastfeeding practice: A prospective observational study
AUTHORS:
Tae-Hee Kim, Hae-Hyeog Lee, Junsik Park, Seyeon Jang, Minjung Kim
KEYWORDS:
Breastfeeding; Education; Postpartum Period
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
3,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Background: Breast feeding is an ideal feeding type
for most infants and mothers. We evaluated the effect of early breast-feeding and prenatal education of breast- feeding
in maintenance of breast-feeding practice after delivery. Methods: Eighty two
pregnant women who experienced vaginal
delivery were recruited from the department of obstetrics and gynecology
of a university hospital between January 2006 and October 2006. These
differences among variables were determined using SPSS ver. 10.0 (SPSS Inc.,
Chicago, IL, USA). Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted 1 week and 4
weeks after delivery to check feeding method for baby and other complications. Results: We calculated the correlations
among the pregnant women’s age, height, and
weight, abortion experience, the
newborn’s weight, and social factors using ANOVA. There was no
statistically significant relationship between
early breast-feeding and maintenance of breast-feeding practice. Conclusions:
Antenatal and post- partum period education about breast-feeding is necessary
for breast-feeding practice maintenance. Further studies in developing educational
programs are needed.