- Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi
- Vol: 20 Issue: 2
- Perceived Stress, Breastfeeding Motivation and Breastfeeding Success among Mothers with Newborn Infa...
Perceived Stress, Breastfeeding Motivation and Breastfeeding Success among Mothers with Newborn Infants’ Hospitalization in the Neonatal Unit
Authors : Ayşe ŞENER TAPLAK, Yeter ŞENER
Pages : 1707-1717
Doi:10.38136/jgon.1055476
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Publication Date : 2023-07-03
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :Aim: This research aimed to determine perceived stress, breastfeeding motivation, and breastfeeding success and to reveal the relationship between them, among mothers with newborn infants’ hospitalization in the neonatal unit. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study sampling consisted of 128 term newborn’s mothers. After obtaining the necessary permissions data were collected via introductory characteristics form, perceived stress scale, breastfeeding motivation scale, and LATCH breastfeeding assesment scale. Descriptive statistical analyzes, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn-Bonferroni, and Spearman correlation analysis were used for data analysis. P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant in all analyses. Results: In this sample, the perceived stress was higher among primiparous mothers with newborn infant in the neonatal unit, who were older age, primary and high school graduates, nonworking, who did not receive prenatal breastfeeding training, and started breastfeeding immediately after birth. Breastfeeding motivation was higher among young mothers, university graduates, working, mothers with a planned pregnancy, and who received prenatal breastfeeding training. The results also showed that mothers who graduated from high school and university, whose pregnancy was planned, and who received prenatal breastfeeding training had higher LATCH scale scores. As perceived stress decreased, breastfeeding motivation and breastfeeding success increased, in this study (p<0.05). A correlation was found between breastfeeding motivation and breastfeeding success (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is recommended that neonatal nurses plan and implement training and intervention studies to reduce the stress levels of mothers whose newborn infants are hospitalized in the neonatal unit and to increase their breastfeeding motivation.Keywords : Yenidoğan, anne, emzirme, stres, motivasyon