The Effectiveness of A Breastfeeding Promotion Program for Post-Cesarean Section Mothers at The Breastfeeding Clinic of Thungsong Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Keywords:
breastfeeding promotion program, post-cesarean section mothers, breastfeeding clinicAbstract
Background: Post-cesarean mothers frequently encounter physical and psychological barriers that impede successful breastfeeding.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a breastfeeding promotion program for post-cesarean mothers attending the breastfeeding clinic of Thungsong Hospital.
Materials and Methods: A single-group pretest- posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted with 30 purposively selected post-cesarean mothers with prior breastfeeding failure. The intervention comprised: (1) a breastfeeding support program and (2) three assessment tools: a knowledge questionnaire, LATCH scoring system, and SPEC.N Breastfeeding Assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, and McNemar's test.
Results: Post-intervention, participants demonstrated significant improvements: mean knowledge scores increased from 18.90 to 20.00 (p<0.001). Breastfeeding success rates improved from 0% to 100% (LATCH score ≥8) and 93.33% (meeting all SPEC.N criteria).
At 7-day follow-up, 90% of mothers maintained exclusive breastfeeding.
Conclusion: The breastfeeding promotion program significantly enhanced maternal knowledge and breastfeeding success rates among post-cesarean mothers. These findings support the clinical implementation of this program to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
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