Effectiveness of Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Intervention Program on Successful Breastfeeding among the Primi mothers Admitted to RGGW and CH, Puducherry

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) To evaluate the effectiveness of the breastfeeding self-efficacy interventional program (BSEIP) among the experimental Groups I and II in comparison with control group, (2) to correlate post-test level self-efficacy with the successful breastfeeding, and (3) to associate the post-test level of self-efficacy with a selected demographic variable in experimental Groups I and II.

Methods: Quantitative approach and experimental post-test only design were used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the 90 mothers (30 in each Groups I-III). Breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention program was given to the experimental Group I (video-assisted teaching method) and experimental Group II (demonstration with flip chart), and hospital routine care was provided to the control Group III of primi mothers during the antenatal period. After delivery of the baby, post-test was conducted using the modified short form breastfeeding self-efficacy scale. The data collection was done after delivery of the baby in the postnatal ward and post-operative ward, from both experimental and control group mothers. The investigator evaluated the maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy on successful breastfeeding using latch scale.

Results: The results depict that the post-test mean self-efficacy score for experimental Groups I and II is 59.47 ± 3.22 and 61.87 ± 3.41, whereas for the control group is 24.86 ± 5.77. Further, the calculated unpaired “t” value between experimental Groups I and II revealed that t = 2.801 which is statistically significant (P < 0.01). The calculated unpaired “t” value between experimental Group I and control group and between experimental Group II and control group shows that t = 30.817 and t = 32.679 indicate that there is the statistically significant difference between experimental I and II with control group.

Conclusions: Hence, it is concluded that BSEIP is effective to increase successful breastfeeding.