Early Postpartum Breast-Feeding Outcomes and Breast-Feeding Self-Efficacy in Turkish Mothers Undergoing Vaginal Birth or Cesarean Birth With Different Types of Anesthesia

Abstract

Purpose

To compare the breast-feeding outcomes and breast-feeding self-efficacy, in the first 24 postpartum hours, of mothers who underwent vaginal birth, cesarean birth with epidural anesthesia, and cesarean birth with general anesthesia.

Methods

A comparative study was conducted in Turkey. A total of 334 mothers participated. Data were evaluated through descriptive data form, breast-feeding outcomes form, and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale.

Findings

It was observed that the mothers who had cesarean birth with general anesthesia experienced more breast-feeding problems. With regard to breast-feeding self-efficacy, all the groups were similar.

Conclusion

For reducing breast-feeding problems, nurses should provide more care and support to mothers undergoing cesarean birth. Therefore, the fact that the breast-feeding self-efficacy was similar among the groups might be related to culture.

Amaç

Vajinal, epduralli sezaryen ve genel anestizili sezaryen geçirmiş annelerin postpartum ilk 24 satte emzirme sonuçlarının ve emzirme öz-yeterlilik algılarının karşılaştırılması.

Yöntem

Türkiye'de gerçekleştirilen karşılaştırmalı bir çalışmadır. Toplam 334 anne katılmıştır. Veriler tanımlayıcı veri formu, emzirme sonuçlarını değerlendirme formu ve Emzirme Öz-Yeterliliği Ölçeğ ile toplanmıştır.

Bulgular

Genel anestezili sezaryen geçiren annelerin daha çok emzirme problemi yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Emzirme öz-yeterlilik algısı açısından ise gruplar arasında fark saptanmamıştır.

Sonuç

Emzirme sorunlarını en aza indirmek için sezaryen geçiren annelere hemşireler daha iyi bir bakım ve destek sağlamalıdır. Emzirme öz-yeterlilik algısının benzer olması kültürün etkisinden kaynaklanabileceği düşünülmektedir kaynaklanabilmektedir.

Keywords

Breast-feeding nursing care type of birth

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