Effects of Breastfeeding Education Prgoram on the Promotion of Mothers's Feeding Compliance

Lee, Eun Sook; Suh, Young Sook

doi:1996.2.1.59

J Korean Acad Women Health Nurs > Volume 2(1); 1996 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 1996;2(1):59-75.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.1996.2.1.59

Effects of Breastfeeding Education Prgoram on the Promotion of Mothers's Feeding Compliance

¹Department of Nursing, Medical School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
²Department of Nursing, Dongshin Junior College, Naju, Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of breast-feeding education program on the promotion of mothers's feeding compliance during the 4 months after childbirth. A nonequivalent control group posttest design was used. Eighty-nine pregnant women at their 32 more weeks of gestation receiving antenatal care at the Chonnam University Hospital Obstetrics Clinic were assigned to the experimental group. Control group was ninety-nine pregnant women over 32wks of gestation receiving antenatal care at the Kwangju Christianity Hospital Obstetric Clinic during the same period. Breast-feeding education program was introduced to the experimental group from antepartal visit to 4 months after childbirth. Data were collected primarily via telephone interview on the 7th day, the end of 1 month and the 4 months after childbirth respectively. The results showed that 1) the frequency of breast-feeding continuation promoting behaviors was higher in the experimental group than in the control group. 2) The rates of mothers' compliance during the 4 months after childbirth in the experimental group demonstrated a significant difference ; much higher rate of mothers' compliance than control group. Conclusively, the breast-feeding education program increase the rate of mothers' compliance and duration of breast-feeding.