The effect of prenatal and postnatal education on exclusive breastfeeding rates

Vural F., VURAL B.

MINERVA PEDIATRICA, cilt.69, sa.1, ss.22-29, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04183-9
  • Dergi Adı: MINERVA PEDIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-29
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates remain low globally. Breastfeeding support has increased the initiation and duration of breastfeeding, but the optimal timing, support, and roles of antenatal and postnatal interventions are unclear. This prospective study aimed to investigate whether the addition of individual postnatal support to antenatal group counseling improved the rates of EBF until six months postpartum.