Evaluation of Efficient Postnatal Breastfeeding Status in Mothers

Authors : Saadet YAZICI, Sevil İNAL, Hatice ŞAFAK, Neriman GÜDÜCÜ

Pages : 67-75

View : 22 | Download : 11

Publication Date : 2020-06-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This cross-sectional study was carried out in order to evaluate the efficiency of postnatal breastfeeding in mothers. Method: The study took place at the Turkish Republic Ministry of health, and University hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic between March-May 2011. 298 mothers and their children, who have delivered during the same period and who met the sample selection criteria, formed the research sample. A questionnaire, and which was prepared by the researchers in line with the relevant literature and LATCH breastfeeding identification tool, which included the above criteria, was used by the researchers in order to collect data. Data analysis was done using the SPSS 20 software. Percentiles, means, t-tests and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. Results: It was conferred that; mothers’, who were admitted to the sample group, average of age was 28.04±5.91, and babies’ fifth minute APGAR score was 9.16 ±07.1. It was determined that the total LATCH score was 8.36±1.57. A statistically significant relation between total LATCH scores and the mother’s educational background insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F=5.18, P˂0.05);, count of gestation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F=4.57, P˂0.05);, first APGAR score and the two hospitals has been determined. Conclusion : LATCH breastfeeding identification tool may be used for mothers’ pre discharge breastfeeding evaluation.
Keywords : Breastfeeding, successful breastfeeding, evaluation of breastfeeding, LATCH, nursing