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The effect of web-based breastfeeding education given to primiparous pregnant women: a randomised controlled study

Elif Velioğlu(1), Nurdan Demirci(2),


(1) Marmara University, Institute of HealthSciences, Istanbul-Turkey
(2) Department of Nursing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Department, Istanbul-Turkey
Corresponding Author

Abstract


This was a randomised controlled study to investigate the effect of web-based breastfeeding education given to primiparous pregnant women on postpartum breastfeeding. The study included a total of 120 primiparous pregnant women, including control group (n:60) and experimental group (n:60). The study was conducted in a district in northern Turkey. Only the pregnant women in the experimental group received web-based breastfeeding education. Descriptive statistics and independent two-sample t-test analysis were used to analyse the data and to compare the demographic characteristics and scale scores according to the groups. ‘IOWA Infant Feeding Scale’, “Edinburgh Depression Scale”, “IMDAT”, “Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale”, “Perception of Insufficient Milk Scale” and “Breastfeeding Motivation Scale” were administered to the experimental and control groups on the 7th day, 3rd month and 6th month after birth. Several factors, including breastfeeding motivation, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and the perception of milk sufficiency for the baby, were significantly different between the groups (p<0.001). A significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of mothers breastfeeding their babies within the first half hour after birth. All of the mothers in the experimental group breastfed their babies within the first half hour. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and motivation levels in the experimental group showed a statistically significant increase when compared to both pre-training levels and the control group. (Clinical Trials Number: NCT06443801).

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