Effects of perinatal personalized self-efficacy intervention on breastfeeding six months after delivery in primiparas

Abstract

Objective To evaluate whether perinatal personalized self-efficacy can improve the rate of breastfeeding six months after delivery in primiparas by applying it in the breastfeeding by primiparas. Methods Totally 76 pregnant women who were admitted by the outpatient service of the Obstetrics Department from January to February 2016 were selected as the object of intervention by convenience sampling. Pregnant women admitted in January 2016 were divided into the control group (n=38) and received conventional nursing, while those admitted in February 2016 were divided into the observation group (n=38) and received perinatal personalized breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention. Then the breastfeeding self-efficacy one week and one month after delivery and the rate of pure breastfeeding one week, one month, three months and six months after delivery were compared between two groups. Results The pregnant women in the observation group showed higher breastfeeding self-efficacy than the pregnant women in the control group (t=25.43, 22.78; P<0.05) . The rates of pure breastfeeding one week, one month, three months and six months after delivery were 88.57%, 85.71%, 80.00% and 77.14%, respectively, higher than those of the pregnant in the control group, which were 66.67%, 55.56%, 47.22% and 36.11%, respectively (χ2=4.878, 7.749, 8.215, 12.146; P<0.05) . Conclusions Perinatal personalized self-efficacy intervention can improve the breastfeeding self-efficacy and the rate of pure breastfeeding six months after delivery. Key words: Breastfeeding; Obstetrical nursing; Self-efficacy