Knowledge of Mother Regarding Wet Nursery and Breast Milk Banking
Abstract
Objectives: This study was carried out to
determine the knowledge level of mothers regarding breast milk banking and wet
nursery.
Materials and Methods: Target
population of the study planned as a definitive and cross-sectional type was
created for all mothers who gave birth in a state hospital in Bursa province
between December 2017 and March 2018; the study was completed with 406 mothers
who recently gave birth. The data were collected with a total of 32 questions
prepared by the researchers in accordance with the literature. IBM SPSS
Statistics 22 (IBM SPSS, Turkey) program was used to evaluate the data.
Results: It was detected that the
average age of mothers who participated in the study was 28.10±5.26; 31.8%
(n=129) were primary school graduates; and 88.2% (n=258) were not working. It
was detected that 54.9% (n=223) of mothers gave birth with normal delivery and
most of them (92.4% n=375) breastfed their baby. It was seen that more than
half of the mothers (56.4% n=229) did not want to be a wet nurse for someone
they do not know; and 81% (n=329) of mothers would not accept wet nursing from
someone they do not know if their baby needed breast milk. It was detected that
3/4 of mothers (73.20% n=297) did not know about Breast Milk Banking (ASB).
When the reason they did not want to benefit from ASB was inspected, 44.9%
(n=115) of mothers stated that they did not trust breast milk banking. The rate
of mothers who wanted to be a wet nurse for a baby whose mothers they do not
know in nuclear families (35.3%) was found significantly higher compared to
mothers in extended families (p: 0.016; p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was determined that
mothers who participated in the study had insufficient knowledge about breast
milk banking and had various concerns about breast milk and ASB. Educating
mothers, raising the awareness of the society, raising awareness of the
importance of breast milk and comprehensively addressing their concerns
(security, religious concerns, etc.) in creating solutions is crucial.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 22, 2019
Submission Date
November 8, 2018
Acceptance Date
February 25, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 19 Number: 1
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