Effect of Mental Well-Being on Breastfeeding Motivation of Primiparous Mothers
Öz
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mental well-being of primiparous mothers whose babies were hospitalized on breastfeeding motivation.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 250 mothers whose infants were hospitalised in the neonatal clinic of a hospital in Turkey between 18 October 2022 and 24 June 2023. The data were collected with “Maternal Information Form”, “Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale” and “Primipar Breastfeeding Motivation Scale”. Data were evaluated using “descriptive statistics, pearson correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis”.
Results: The mean age of the mothers was 29.06 ± 6.78 years, and the mean month of the babies was 8.35 ± 1.75 months. The mean Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale score of the mothers was 54.10 ± 6.16 and their mean Primipar Breastfeeding Motivation Scale total score was 172.22 ± 11.61. There was a positive and significant correlation between the total score and sub-dimension scores of the scales administered to the mothers (p<0.05). There was a positive and significant relationship between the total and subscale scores of the scales administered to the mothers The mental well-being of the mothers affects the breastfeeding motivation positively and significantly (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Mental well-being and breastfeeding motivation of primiparous mothers whose babies were hospitalized were slightly above the average, and as the mental well-being level of the mothers increased, breastfeeding motivation increased. Nurses should evaluate the breastfeeding status of mothers with mental disorders during hospitalization and provide motivating and holistic care to improve them.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Breastfeeding, mental health, mothers, motivation, primiparity
Etik Beyan
The study was conducted by obtaining ‘Ethics committee approval (decision dated 28.05.2021 and numbered 2021/484)’ from Ondokuz Mayıs University Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee and the necessary permission from the Faculty of Health Sciences. The purpose and method of the study and the voluntary nature of participation were explained to the women and their consent was obtained. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The women were informed that their information would remain confidential and would be used only for scientific purposes.
Teşekkür
We thank all the mothers who participated in the study.
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