The Effect of Breastfeeding Counseling to Primiparaous Mother on Duration of Breastfeeding, Postpartum Depression and Quality of Life

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 405 - 409, 30.09.2021

Hamide Aygör , Emel Ege

https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.829714

Öz

Objective: Breast milk is the best nutrient to meet an infant’s all needs alone for the first six months within the postpartum period. This study, we aimed at investigating the effects of breastfeeding counseling on exclusive breastfeeding duration, postpartum depression and quality of life.
Materials and Methods: The quasi-experimental study was performed in non-randomized groups where repeated measurements with final-test control were conducted. The universe of the sudy consisted of primiparous women with 36- to 40-week pregnancy admitted to the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of Medical Faculty Hospital in the hospital. The samples were composed of 64 primiparas, 32 in the experimental and 32 in the control groups. Primiparas were placed into groups by drawing by tol and stratifying methods. To collect data, the Mother Information Form, the Infant Information Form, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Scale were used.
Results: It was statistically difference duration of breastfeeding the average duration of breasfeeding of the infants in experimental group is higher compared to control group (3.02±2.24) (p<.001). It was also found that the risk of depression of mothers in experimental group in postpartum sixth month is decreased compared to sixth week it was statistically significant level. It shows that the risk of depression of mothers in control group in postpartum sixth month is increased in the sixth week, however, this difference statically is not significant. The average quality of life of the mothers in experimental group in the sixth postpartum week and month is determined to be higher than the ones in control group and this finding is not significantly difference.
Conclusion: The fact that breastfeeding counseling lasts from prenatal weeks 36-40 to postpartum sixth month was determined to extend only exclusive breastfeeding duration, decrease the risk of postpartum depression and increase maternal quality of life

Anahtar Kelimeler

Breastfeeding Consultancy, Breastfeeding Duration, Postpartum Depression

Primipar Annelere Verilen Emzirme Danışmanlığının Emzirme Süresine, Doğum Sonu Depresyona ve Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi

Öz

Giriş ve Amaç: Anne sütü, doğumdan sonra ilk altı ay süresince bebeğin tüm ihtiyaçlarını tek başına karşılayan en ideal besindir. Bu çalışma ile emzirme danışmanlığının sadece anne sütü ile beslenme süresine, postpartum depresyona ve yaşam kalitesine etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma, randomize olmayan gruplarda son test kontrol gruplu tekrarlı ölçümlerin olduğu yarı deneysel tasarım olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırma evrenini 36-40 gebelik hastasında tıp fakültesinin Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Kliniği’ne başvuran gebeler oluşturmuştur. Araştırma örneklemini deney ve kontrol grubuna 32’şer primipar gebe olmak üzere toplam 64 gebe oluşturmuştur. Gebelerin deney ve kontrol gruplarına atanmasında kura ve tabakalama yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında “Anne Bilgi Formu”, “Bebek Bilgi Formu”, “Emzirme Özellikleri Formu I”, “Emzirme Özellikleri Formu II”, “Edinburgh Doğum Sonrası Depresyon Ölçeği ve “Doğum Sonu Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Deney grubundaki bebeklerin anne sütü alma süresi ortalamasının kontrol grubuna göre çok ileri düzeyde anlamlı olarak yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (3.02±2.24) (p<.001). Deney grubundaki annelerde doğum sonrası altıncı ayda depresyon riskinin altıncı haftaya göre anlamlı düzeyde azaldığı belirlenmiştir. Kontrol grubundaki annelerde doğum sonrası altıncı ayda depresyon riskinin altıncı haftaya göre arttığı, ancak bu farkın anlamlı düzeyde olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Deney grubundaki annelerin doğum sonu altıncı haftada ve ayda doğum sonu yaşam kalitesi puan ortalamasının kontrol grubundakilere göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu ve aradaki farkın anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Annelere gebeliğin 36-40. gebelik haftasından doğum sonu altıncı ayın sonuna kadar verilen emzirme danışmanlığının, sadece anne sütü ile beslenme süresini uzattığı, doğum sonu doğum sonu depresyon riskini düşürdüğü ve yaşam kalitesini arttırdığı saptanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Emzirme Danışmanlığı, Emzirme süresi, Postpartum Depresyon, Yaşam Kalitesi

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