Breastfeeding
Conditions
Keywords
Primiparous Mothers, self-efficacy,, hands off,, hands on ,, social cognitive theory
Brief summary
Exclusive breastfeeding is very important for an infant's growth and development. Self-efficacy is a modifiable psychological variable in sustained breastfeeding that is defined as a mother's confidence in her perceived ability about successful exclusive breastfeeding. Self- efficacy beliefs function as an important set of human motivation , affect , and action which operate on action, through motivation, cognitive and affective interventing process. teaching strategies ,based on Bandura,s self-efficacy theory and adult learning principles were incorporated in this research design. In regards with the importance of education in increasing breastfeeding self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding, the current study was conducted in order to compare of the effectiveness of two educational methods, i.e., Hands on and Hands off on breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous mothers. In the present clinical trial, 136 nursing mother were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. Participants in the experimental groups received one of the structured one-on-one educational sessions (i.e., hands off or hands on) within the first two hours of giving birth. Mothers in control group received usual postpartum care. Follow-up assessments were conducted one, four, and eight weeks after the birth. Data collection was done through interview forms, examination and observation, checklist of breastfeeding status, breastfeeding self-efficacy and daily-feeding form.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALhands on
in hands on group it was instructed by direct help of instructor, mothers could ask questions and if necessary it was done again by researcher.
BEHAVIORALhands off
In hands off group, was instructed by pictures, if mothers had questions, they could watch the pictures again
BEHAVIORALroutin breast feeding education
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
vaginal normal delivery normal neonate lack of maternal- neonatal lactation problems contact number satisfying in participation in study
Exclusion criteria
would not like to continue used tranquilizers or experienced stressful events
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breast feeding self-efficacy | up to 2 month |
Outcome results
None listed