Breast Feeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Humor as Topic, Mother-Child Relations
Conditions
Keywords
humor as topic, breastfeeding, bonding, antenatal, motivation
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.
Detailed description
Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing breastfeeding exclusively with breast milk for the first 6 months and with complementary foods for up to 3 years. Breastfeeding is extremely effective on the health of the baby and mother. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALbreastfeeding - humor training
Breastfeeding and humor-based practice will continue for 35-45 minutes, once a week for 2 weeks.
OTHERControl Group
After randomization, consent was obtained from the pregnant women determined that they agreed to participate in the study. The pregnant women in the control group were given a pre-test before starting the study, an interim test 1 month after the start, and a final test 3 months later.
Sponsors
Inonu University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Masking description
After randomization was performed by a researcher independent of the study, it was decided by lottery method which group would be the experiment and which group would be the control group.
Intervention model description
Participants determined by the researchers before starting the study were divided into experimental and control groups by randomization method. Humor-based breastfeeding education was given to women in the experimental group for 35-45 minutes once a week for 2 weeks on specified days and hours. Breastfeeding education was given in practice. Then, humor was practiced with songs and clown costumes. An interim test was administered one month after this application and a final test was administered three months later.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being over 18 years of age, * Having a healthy pregnancy, * Being literate, * 32-36. Being in the gestational week, * Being primiparous, * Not having any psychiatric diagnosis.
Exclusion criteria
* Not having attended one of the trainings * incompletely filling out the questionnaires
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding Motivation Scale | 3 month | The scale consists of 24 items and 5 sub-dimensions. Subdimensions of the scale; They were determined as intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, and external regulation. Scale items are rated between 'I strongly disagree' (1 point) and 'I strongly agree' (4 points). The scale is a 4-point Likert type, and each item receives a score between 1 and 4. The total score of the scale is not calculated. The score of the sub-dimensions is calculated by taking the average of the scale sub-dimension scores. It has been stated that the higher the score received from the scale sub-dimension, the higher the motivation representing that sub-dimension |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Attachment Scale | 3 month | It is a 26-item 4-point Likert type scale, with each item ranging from always to never. Each item contains direct statements and is calculated as Always (a) = 4 points, Often (b) = 3 points, Sometimes (c) = 2 points and Never (d) = 1 point. An overall score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates high maternal attachment. The lowest score obtained from the scale varies between 26 and the highest score 104. The scale has no cut-off score. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed