Determining the Level of Attachment to their Babies of Mothers Who Breastfeed Effectively and Think They Are Sufficient in Breastfeeding: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors : Nazan GÜLER, Semra AKKÖZ ÇEVİK

Pages : 249-262

Doi:10.25279/sak.987535

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Publication Date : 2023-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal infant attachment. Methods: The study was conducted in xxx Family Health Center between March -June 2017. The questionnaire form, the LATCH Breastfeeding Identification and Assessment Scale, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Maternal Attachment Inventory were used to collect data in the study. The Kruskall Wallis Analysis Mann, Whitney-U Analysis, Spearman Correlation and Kurtosis and skewness coefficients, Internal consistency Cronbach α coefficient were used in data analysis. Results: The women who participated in the study had an average score of 9.87±0.42 in the LATCH Breastfeeding Identification and Assessment Scale, 63.51±10.71 in the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale and 101.58±2.28 in the Maternal Attachment Inventory. The difference between the average Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scores according to the level of education and time when breastfeeding started was statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. The statistical relationship between the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Score and Maternal Attachment Inventory Score was positive and significant at a low level insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: It was found that breastfeeding self-efficacy levels were affected by the mother’s age and the time when breastfeeding started, and that maternal attachment levels were affected by the mother’s age. Young mothers had lower attachment levels. It was observed that as breastfeeding self-efficacy score increased, maternal attachment score increased. Based on the study results, mothers with a high success rate in breastfeeding also had high breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal bonding levels.
Keywords : Emzirme, Sağlık hizmetleri araştırması, Hemşirelik, Anne çocuk ilişkisi, Hemşirelik, anne çocuk