Effect of Early Initiation of Breast Feeding on the Prevention of Postpartum Depression among Puerperal Women: An Interventional Program. | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 33, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 446-462 PDF (695.04 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.283871 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Tahany El-Sayed El-Sayed Amr1; Atallah Al-enezi2; Khadiga Abd-Elgied Gomea Hassan3; Amal Khalifa Khalil4; Hayam Fathey Ahmed Eittah5; Howida Abo El-life Mohamed Awed4 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||||
| 2PhD, Master in Mental Health Nursing, BSN, Applied Medical Science -Department of Nursing, Shaqraa University KSA. | ||||
| 3Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 5Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt and Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Al-Rayan Colleges- College of Health Science and Nursing,KSA. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Early initiation of breast-feeding produce hormones that improve the mood of the mothers and reducing the risk of depression among them. It is one of the steps introduced by WHO\UNICEF's Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of early initiation of breast-feeding on the prevention of postpartum depression among puerperal women through an interventional program. Design: A Quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: This study conducted at university hospitals in one governorate of Delta region in Egypt. Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study. Three Instruments were used for data collection, an interviewing questionnaire, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and Checklist of early initiation of breast-feeding for the Puerperal women. Results: There was high (SSD) related to the scores of Edin-burg scale after applying the intervention program about early initiation of breast-feeding. In addition, there was an improvement in the scores of the women during breast feeding steps. Conclusion: intervention program about early initiation of breast- feeding succeeded in raising Edinburgh (EPDS) scores of puerperal women and in doing breast- feeding early during early post-partum period. Recommendations: Encourage all women to breast feed early as possible after labor, screening all women for postnatal depression and anxiety during post-partum. Future studiesare recommended on a large sample of puerperal women to be able to generalize the study results. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| postpartum depression (PPD); early initiation of breast feeding; & puerperal women | ||||
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