Measuring the Effectiveness of a Midwife-led Education Programme in Terms of Breastfeeding Knowledge and Self-efficacy, Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding, and Perceived Barriers of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Women.

Autor:	Iliadou M; Department of Nursing, Laboratory of Integrated Health Care, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese, Sparti, Greece.; Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece., Lykeridou K; Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece., Prezerakos P; Department of Nursing, Laboratory of Integrated Health Care, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese, Sparti, Greece., Swift EM; Faculty of Nursing, Department of Midwifery, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland., Tziaferi SG; Department of Nursing, Laboratory of Integrated Health Care, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese, Sparti, Greece.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Materia socio-medica [Mater Sociomed] 2018 Dec; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 240-245.
DOI:	10.5455/msm.2018.30.240-245
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding is the optimal mode of feeding for the first six months of a child's life. Modifiable factors associated with increased breastfeeding, may be addressed through antenatal breastfeeding education. In Greece, the rates of exclusive breastfeeding remain rather low. Aim: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured in-hospital midwife-led antenatal breastfeeding educational programme on breastfeeding knowledge and self-efficacy, attitudes towards breastfeeding and perceived-barriers of breastfeeding. Patients and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with two study groups: an intervention group (following a four-hour midwife-led antenatal breastfeeding programme) and a control group. All nulliparous women attending antenatal care at the tertiary hospital in Athens, Greece during May 2016-January 2017 were invited to participate, of which 203 nulliparous pregnant women took part. Demographic data forms, the Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale, the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale, the Breast Feeding Knowledge Questionnaire and the Perceived Breast Feeding Barriers Questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: Post-intervention, women in the intervention group had a more positive attitude towards breastfeeding (73.5% versus 66.1%, p<0.001), greater knowledge (14.6% versus 13.1%, p<0.001) and more breastfeeding self-efficacy (51.4% versus 45.6%, p<0.001) compared to the control group. Furthermore, they had significantly less perceived barriers regarding breastfeeding (27.4% versus 31.0%, p<0.001). Conclusion: The four-hour antenatal breastfeeding education intervention which occurred and was evaluated for the first time in the Greek female population was effective in increasing breastfeeding knowledge, self-efficacy and a positive attitude towards breastfeeding. The intervention was furthermore effective in lowering perceived breastfeeding barriers. This midwife-led antenatal breastfeeding education programme could be suitable for integration to routine antenatal care in health care services in Greece.
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