In this study, it was determined that the delivery mode did not affect thematernal and newborn comfort and mother’s breastfeeding self-efficacy.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of delivery mode on maternal and newborn comfort.Material and Methods: It is an analytical study. 60 mothers who had vaginal delivery and 60 mothers who had caesarean sectionand their newborn infants.It was conducted in a State Hospital located in a province in the southern Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:Before starting the study, written and verbal permissions were obtained from theinstitution, the ethics committee and the mothers.Results: In this study, it was determined that those who had a caesarean delivery experienced more problems related to sitting onthe bed, standing up, personal hygiene, perineal hygiene, urinary incontinence, flatus, and pain at the operation site compared tothose who had a vaginal delivery (p0.05).The breastfeeding self-efficacy scores did not differ between the two groups (p>0.05).Conclusions: Future studies should evaluate the effect of the method of delivery on maternal and newborn comfort.According tothe literature, women who had vaginal delivery according to cesarean section; postpartum comfort, breastfeeding success andself-efficacy of breastfeeding were reported to be higher.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this study, it was determined that the delivery mode did not affect thematernal and newborn comfort and mother’s breastfeeding self-efficacy.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of delivery mode on maternal and newborn comfort.Material and Methods: It is an analytical study. 60 mothers who had vaginal delivery and 60 mothers who had caesarean sectionand their newborn infants.It was conducted in a State Hospital located in a province in the southern Turkey. The data of the studywere collected with Mother and Newborn Information Form, the Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire, the Newborn Comfort BehaviorScale, and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Before starting the study, written and verbal permissions were obtained from theinstitution, the ethics committee and the mothers.Results: In this study, it was determined that those who had a caesarean delivery experienced more problems related to sitting onthe bed, standing up, personal hygiene, perineal hygiene, urinary incontinence, flatus, and pain at the operation site compared tothose who had a vaginal delivery (p0.05).The breastfeeding self-efficacy scores did not differ between the two groups (p>0.05).Conclusions: Future studies should evaluate the effect of the method of delivery on maternal and newborn comfort.According tothe literature, women who had vaginal delivery according to cesarean section; postpartum comfort, breastfeeding success andself-efficacy of breastfeeding were reported to be higher. In this study, it was determined that the delivery mode did not affect thematernal and newborn comfort and mother’s breastfeeding self-efficacy.
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ERENOĞLU, R., USLU, N. (2022). The effect of delivery mode on maternal and newborn comfort: An analytical study. Annals of Medical Research, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 6, 1681–1688. https://ajindex.com/articles/446072
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