This study aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding support on women's breastfeeding self-efficacy via social media. This study was conducted maternity unit at a state hospital in Turkey. Education and consulting about breastfeeding were given via WhatsApp application to women in the intervention group. Women in the control group receive only routine breastfeeding training.
The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The stratified and permutation block randomization methods were used in the study. The personal information form and BSES-SF were administered to women in the hospital before the intervention. Breastfeeding education and counseling were provided via social media (WhatsApp) to support women for breastfeeding and to ensure the continuity of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Breastfeeding education was given to women in the first four weeks after discharge from the hospital. The control group received the routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures. Except for routine breastfeeding training, no intervention was applied to the control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
68
Breastfeeding education was applied for four weeks.
The routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures.
Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF)
The scale consists of 14 questions and is a five-point Likert type. The lowest score of 14 points and the highest of 70 points are obtained from the scale. The higher the score indicates a higher self-efficacy perception.
Time frame: Baseline
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF)
The scale consists of 14 questions and is a five-point Likert type. The lowest score of 14 points and the highest of 70 points are obtained from the scale. The higher the score indicates a higher self-efficacy perception.
Time frame: 3rd month
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF)
The scale consists of 14 questions and is a five-point Likert type. The lowest score of 14 points and the highest of 70 points are obtained from the scale. The higher the score indicates a higher self-efficacy perception.
Time frame: 6th month
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