Effects of Breast-feeding Adaptation, Attitude and Practice of Primipara Depending on Method of Postpartum Breast-feeding Education.
10.4069/kjwhn.2012.18.2.75
- Author:
Seung Eun YUN
1
;
Hyea Kyung LEE
Author Information
1. Seoul Women's Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast feeding;
Education;
Adaptation;
Attitude;
Practice
- MeSH:
Breast Feeding;
Postpartum Period
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2012;18(2):75-84
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the effects of individual postpartum breast-feeding education on adaptation, attitude and practice of breast-feeding in primiparas. METHODS: A quasi-experimental nonequivalent design was used to examine the effects of individual postpartum breast-feeding education among primiparas. The data were analyzed using chi2-test, Fisher's exact test and paired t-test. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in breast-feeding adaptation (t=-12.94, p<.001), breast-feeding attitude (t=-2.71, p=.011) and breast-feeding practice (chi2=16.47, p<.001) between the group education (experimental group I) and individual education after group education (experimental group II). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that individual education on breast-feeding compared to group education has more positive effects on increasing breast-feeding adaptation, attitude and practice in primiparas. This result also indicates that many primiparas should be given opportunities of various types of education to improve breast-feeding practice such as individual approaches and postpartum breast-feeding education programs.
