Effect of Antenatal Educational Sessions on Primigravida Women’s Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-efficacy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 98, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 1521-1534 PDF (461.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.209941 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Marwa Ibrahim Hamdy Aboraiah1; Eman A. Fadel1; Mona Emad Eldien Hussien* 2; Nehmedo Ezzat Osman* 1 | ||
| 1Woman’s Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important motivating factor that influences breastfeeding success. Aim: To evaluate the effect of antenatal educational sessions on primigravida women’s breastfeeding knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy. Study design: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 60 breastfeeding women (30-intervention group and 30-control group). Three tools were used for data collection: a structured interviewing schedule, the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale, and the Breastfeeding Self- Efficacy Scale–Short Form. Results: The intervention group exhibited higher knowledge scores, infant feeding attitude scores, and breastfeeding self-efficacy scores as compared with the control group, with highly statistically significant differences. Conclusion: Antenatal educational sessions exerted significant positive effects on the knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of the intervention group regarding breastfeeding. Recommendation: Implementing educational workshops to improve pregnant women’s self-efficacy regarding breastfeeding | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Antenatal education; Breastfeeding knowledge; Breastfeeding attitude; Breastfeeding Self-efficacy | ||
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