Attitudes of pregnant women and their partners towards breastfeeding
| Autor: | Angelika Doroszewska, Izabela Chojecka, Agnieszka Bałanda-Bałdyga, Anna B. Pilewska-Kozak |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Polish |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 172-177 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2083-4543 2084-4905 |
| DOI: | 10.26444/monz/147518 |
| Popis: | Introduction and objective Breastfeeding is the most natural and optimal way to ensure full health and proper development of any newborn or infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests exclusive breastfeeding until the child is 6 months old and maintaining it with gradual expansion of the diet up to the age of 2 and beyond. The purpose of this study was to examine what attitudes towards breastfeeding characterize pregnant women and their partners preparing for childbirth in a childbirth school. Material and methods The study was conducted using a diagnostic survey in the form of an on-line questionnaire among 250 women and 37 men attending a childbirth school. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of 19 questions concerning the respondents’ socio-demographic data: age, gender, material standard, sources of knowledge concerning breastfeeding, and personal preferences regarding the method of feeding children. The second part was The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale, designed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of the respondents towards breastfeeding. Results Positive attitude towards breastfeeding characterized 30% of the respondents, 63.2% of them showed a natural attitude, whereas 6.8% – a negative attitude. Among women, the percentage of those who had a positive attitude towards breastfeeding was higher than among men (p |
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