Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Original Articles

Effects of a Breast-Feeding Empowerment Program on Exclusive Breast-Feeding: Yunmi Kim; J Korean Acad Nurs 2009;39(2):279-287. Published online April 28, 2009; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.2.279

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to develop an antepartum-postpartum breast-feeding program titled "Breast-feeding Empowerment Program" and to measure the effects of this program on breast-feeding empowerment and the rate of exclusive breast-feeding.

Methods

The study design was a nonequivalent control group design with repeated measures.

Results

The scores for breast-feeding empowerment of the experimental group (EG) were higher than those of the control group (CG) at week 1, 4, 8, 12. The rates for exclusive breast-feeding of the experimental group were also higher than those of the control group: 86.4% in the EG and 40.9% in the CG at week 1; 100% vs 42.9% at week 4; 86.4% vs 38.1% at week 8; 95.5% vs 38.1% at week 12; 94.7% vs 31.6% at 6 months; 89.5% vs 26.3% at 12 months.

Conclusion

The study provided evidence that raising consciousness and strengthening mother's will and skills for exclusive breast-feeding helps them to achieve successful breast-feeding by themselves. In addition mothers need to be empowered to breast-feed starting before delivery and continuing after delivery. This approach could make long-term exclusive breast-feeding successful.

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Effect of Postpartum Breast-feeding Support by Nurse on the Breast-feeding Prevalence: Gun Ja Jang, Sun Hee Kim, Kyung Soon Jeong; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(1):172-179. Published online February 28, 2008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.172

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Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the professional nurse's postpartum breast-feeding support on breast-feeding prevalence for mothers who delivered in Baby-Friendly Hospitals (BFH).

Methods

This quasi experimental study was designed with a nonequivalent control group post test. The subjects of this study were 55 mothers who were hospitalized in the delivery room of a university hospital which was selected as a BFH in Daegu from October 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. Twenty nine mothers were assigned to the experimental group and 26 mothers to the control group. Postpartum breast-feeding support by nurses' telephone calls to the experimental group was provided once a week for 4 weeks postpartum and then once a month for 16 weeks postpartum. Four post tests were given at postpartum week 4, 8, 12, and 16. The control group was given a telephone call at postpartum week 4, 8, 12, and 16.

Results

The breast-feeding prevalence of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group for each period.

Conclusion

Postpartum breast-feeding support by nurses may be a useful intervention to increase breast-feeding prevalence.

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