Abstract
The study examined Post-Partum Variables, Maternal and Infant Health among breastfeeding Women in Ekiti State Nigeria. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used for this study. The population for the study was made up of women with breastfeeding experience in Ekiti State Nigeria. The sample consists of 278 women sampled from three local government area in Ekiti State Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample. The research instrument used to collect data from the respondents was a self-designed questionnaire titled Post-Partum Variables, Maternal and Infant Health Questionnaire (PVMIHQ). The instrument was valid and reliable; it had a construct validity correlation coefficient of 0.74 and a reliability coefficient of 0.86 which were obtained at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that women are well informed about Post-Partum Variables on Maternal and Child Health due to series of information acquired through lectures, seminars and workshops during the ante natal period in their various maternity centres and hospitals which indicated that they were duly prepared for the pains and the gains after birth. Keywords: Post Partum, Variables, Breastfeeding, Marternal, Infant. DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/73-05 Publication date: April 30 th 2020
Highlights
Breastfeeding is the act of feeding the baby from the breast
Within two or three days after a woman might have given birth to a new baby her breasts *begin to produce milk. This process of milk production is known as lactation. This period as well coincides with postpartum period which begins with the first 1-2 hours after birth when mother and infant are recovering from birth and become acquainted with each other this moment is mostly associated with pain fundus, bladder, lochia, perineum/dressing
UNICEF/WHO (2010) added that it is the time to make the most of the first infant feeding opportunity which is characterized with observe physical response of mom and baby, nutritional status of mom and baby, post anesthesia/analgesia status of mom and baby when feelings should return to legs which continues for about 6 weeks, or so Breastfeeding behaviour according to Foster (2006), is a social phenomenon related to breastfeeding activities, which are under the control of norms and standards of social practices and expectations
Summary
Breastfeeding is the act of feeding the baby from the breast. According to WHO (2012) Breastfeeding confers substantial health benefits on both mother and child. UNICEF/WHO (2010) added that it is the time to make the most of the first infant feeding opportunity which is characterized with observe physical response of mom and baby, nutritional status of mom and baby, post anesthesia/analgesia status of mom and baby when feelings should return to legs which continues for about 6 weeks, or so Breastfeeding behaviour according to Foster (2006), is a social phenomenon related to breastfeeding activities, which are under the control of norms and standards of social practices and expectations They constitute activities which provide support for the mothers’ choice to breastfeeding based on the behaviour that is healthiest for her and her new born, giving rise to what is commonly referred to as exclusive breastfeeding and supplementary breastfeeding practice. It is observed that the incidence and duration of breastfeeding and its associated practice of postpartum amenorrhea seems to be declining among women in south west Nigeria, which tends to shorten the length of birth interval
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