“A Study To Assess The Impact Of Nursing Intervention On Mother’s Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Among Primiparous Mothers At Tertiary Care Hospital”

Abstract

Background: Breastfeeding is an Art. Recently, promotion of breast feeding has increased by health system. Despite these efforts, only 40% of newborns under the age of six months are exclusively breastfed internationally, and only 44% of infants commence BF within the first hour of life. At two years old, just 45% of kids are still BF.

Objectives: 1) To assess the prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy.2) To assess impact of nursing interventions on breastfeeding self-efficacy.3) To find an association between breastfeeding self-efficacy and selected socio-demographic variables.

Methodology: A quantitative research study was conducted 80 primiparous mothers were selected by purposive sampling technique from KH&MRC, Karad. One group pretest posttest research design was used. Standardized tool was used. Informed consent was obtained. Data analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Result: The maximum primiparous mothers were from 24-27 years of age, maximum were hindus and maximum were completed education upto degree. Maximum were housewife and from joint family, staying in rural areas. Maximum were from upper middle class. Pretest level of prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy among primiparous mothers showed 65 (81.25%) were having low confidence, 12 (15%) were having moderate confident and only 3 (3.75%) having high confident.The comparison between pretest and posttest level of breastfeeding self-efficacy among primiparous mothers there was increase in the score of  posttest. No one was having low confidence, only 1 (1.25%) was having moderate confidence and 79 (98.75%) were having high confidence.This shows the impact of nursing intervention had increased the level of confidence  at breastfeeding self-efficacy.There was no statistical significant association found between selected sociodemographic variables.

Conclusion: The study concludes that nursing intervention on breastfeeding self-efficacy was effective as the mothers had increase in the level of breastfeeding self-efficacy, increase ability to breastfeed her baby.