The Impact of Adaptation to Pregnancy on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

Abstract

Background: This is a cross-sectional study conducted to evaluate the impact of adaptation topregnancy on breastfeeding self-efficacy perception of women who applied to the Gynecologyand Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic of a public hospital between March 1, 2018 and May 30, 2018.Methods: A total of 140 pregnant women were included in the study. Data were analyzed usingStatistical Package for the Social Sciences 21 program. Shapiro-Wilk test was used for testingthe normal distribution of the data, and the Levene test was used to test for homogeneity ofvariance. Student's t-test was used for comparing 2 independent means, 1-way analysis ofvariance was used for comparing >2 independent means, and Turkey posthoc test was usedfor pairwise comparisons. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated in the linear re lationship between 2 continuous variables. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the educational groups,spouses, and coeducation levels of the women and the mean scores of the Pregnancy Breast feeding Self-Efficacy Scale. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean totalPrenatal Self-Assessment Scale score by training groups (P = .004). In the second half of thepregnancy period, compliance with total Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale scores was foundto increase (P = .019). A positive and weak relationship was found between the PregnancyBreastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale score and the Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale score (r =0.202, P = .017).Conclusion: It has been found that the belief in breastfeeding self-efficacy increases signifi cantly as women’s compliance with pregnancy increases. In all polyclinics where pregnantwomen use actively, it is recommended that breastfeeding and breast milk training be widelyconducted and that pregnant women are encouraged to use breast milk polyclinic and preg nancy school.