Influence of situational health education on self-efficacy of primipara in breast-feeding and child rearing

VernacularTitle:情境体验式健康教育对初产妇母乳喂养和育儿自我效能的影响
Author: Xueping DU ; Wanqin HUANG ; Keshan LIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: primipara; self-efficacy in breast-feeding; self-efficacy in child rearing; situational experience; health education
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2015;(12):16-19,20
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of situational health education on self-efficacy of primipara in breast-feeding and child rearing. Methods One hundred and eighty-five pregnant women taking prenatal examinations in our hospital from September 2012 to August 2013 were selected into control group and they received traditional education. Another one hundred and ninety-two pregnant women taking the same prenatal examinations in our hospital from Sep 2013 to Aug 2014 were selected into experiment group and the antenatal situational health education was applied . The self-efficacy in breast-feeding and child rearing of the two groups before and after discharged from hospital (6 weeks after delivery) were compared. Result The self-efficacy in breast-feeding and child rearing of the experiment group were significantly better than those of the control group and before discharged from hospital (P<0.05). Conclusion The situational health education is important for increasing self-efficacy in breast-feeding and child rearing and is beneficial for the growth and development of the neonates.