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- Title
Effect of telephone follow-up on postdelivery breastfeeding and maternal attachment.
- Authors
Adib-Hajbaghery, Mohsen; Hashemi-Demneh, Tayebeh
- Abstract
Context: Encouraging breastfeeding is a public health priority. However, no study is available from Iran on the effect of telephone follow-up on postpartum maternal attachment to the newborn. Aims: To assess the impact of postpartum telephone follow-up on breastfeeding and maternal attachment. Setting and Design: A clinical trial was conducted on 120 mothers who had a delivery at Alborz Hospital of Karaj during the spring of 2014. Material and Methods: Mothers were randomly assigned into three groups of 40. The groups one and three received breastfeeding training (BFT) and the groups one and two received telephone follow-up. Data were collected using a questionnaire. All groups had a pretest and a posttest on their knowledge, attitude, and performance toward breastfeeding. Mothers' attachment to their newborn was assessed at the end of the study. Statistical Analysis Used: Analysis of variance, Tukey, and Paired t tests were used for data analysis. Results: The BFT plus telephone follow-up could increase the mothers' scores in breastfeeding. However, telephone follow-up could not affect the maternal attachment scores. The mean attachment score was significantly higher in mothers with a planned pregnancy P < 0.001), higher financial income (P < 0.01), and a girl baby (P < 0.014). Conclusions: This study confirmed the beneficial effect of BFT and telephone follow-up on mothers' knowledge, attitude, and performance toward breastfeeding. Therefore, integration of BFT and telephone follow-up in postpartum care programs are suggested.
- Subjects
IRAN; ACADEMIC medical centers; ANALYSIS of covariance; ANALYSIS of variance; BREASTFEEDING; CLINICAL trials; STATISTICAL correlation; MOTHER-infant relationship; MOTHERHOOD; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PATIENT education; POSTNATAL care; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); TELEMEDICINE; DATA analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PRE-tests &; post-tests; HEALTH literacy; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Sciences, 2017, Vol 4, Issue 4, p117
- ISSN
2345-5756
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/JNMS.JNMS_6_18