Effects of Breastfeeding Empowerment Program on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Adaptation and Continuation in Primiparous Women

Seon Mi Song; Mi Kyung Park

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Song and Park: Effects of Breastfeeding Empowerment Program on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Adaptation and Continuation in Primiparous Women

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2016; 46(3): 409-419.

Published online: 30 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.3.409

Effects of Breastfeeding Empowerment Program on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Adaptation and Continuation in Primiparous Women

Seon Mi Song¹, Mi Kyung Park²

¹Eden Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Park, Mi Kyung. Nambu University, Union Hall 7205, Chemdan Jungang-ro 23, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 62271, Korea. Tel: +82-62-970-0153, Fax: +82-62-970-0260, pmk0220@nambu.ac.kr

Received 23 October 2015 Revised 23 February 2016 Accepted 15 March 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to develop a breastfeeding empowerment program and to investigate the effects of the breastfeeding empowerment program on self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding for primiparous women.

Methods

The 5 session breastfeeding empowerment program was developed and a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized quasi-experiment design was used. Fifty-five participants were assigned to either the experimental group (n=27) or the control group (n=28). Effects were tested using repeated measures ANOVA and χ²-test.

Results

Scores for self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding of in the experimental group after program were significantly higher than 1week, 4weeks, 8weeks scores in control group.

Conclusion

The effects of the breastfeeding empowerment program for elevating self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding in primiparous women were validated. Therefore, this program can be recommended for vigorous use in clinical practice.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Empowerment, Effects, Self efficacy

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Breastfeeding Empowerment Program

G=Group; I=Individual; E=Meeting; T=Telephone.

Table 2

Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics (N=55)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test for Obstetrical, Breastfeeding Characteristics and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy (N=55)

^*Fisher's exact test; Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4

Comparison of Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Adaptation between Groups (N=55)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 5

Comparison of Breastfeeding Continuation between Groups (N=55)

^*Fisher's exact test; Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Notes

This manuscript is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Nambu University.

^{CONFLlCTS OF INTEREST} The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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