Comparison Breastfeeding Motivation and Perceived Social Support Levels of Primiparous and Multiparous Women in the Postpartum Period
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: EMİNE GÖK, Sümeyye TETİK, Gül ERTEM
The Journal of Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, Ebsco, 2023, cilt 33, ss 68-75
DOI: 10.4274/terh.galenos.2022.65391
Özet
ÖzObjective: In this study, it was aimed to compare the breastfeeding motivation and social support levels in primiparous and multiparous women in the fourth week postnatally.Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in a training and research hospital in western Turkey between May-October 2019.The study sample comprised 160 mothers (primiparous=80, multiparous=80) who agreed to participate in the study.The study data were collected through telephone interviews, using the "Breastfeeding Motivation Scale" and the "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support".Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, chi-square analysis were used in the analysis of the data.Results: While the primiparous mothers performed their breastfeeding behavior in a controlled manner, the breastfeeding behavior of the multiparous was more motivated by autonomous motivation (p<0.05).The perceived social support level was 62.01±18.25 for the primiparous and 54.48±17.59for the multiparous.The perceived social support level of the primiparous was statistically significantly higher than multiparous (p<0.05).Conclusion: Evaluation of the individual motivation characteristics and social support levels of mothers from the perspective of parity in breastfeeding interventions performed to obtain positive results is of importance.