Early postpartum breast-feeding outcomes and breast-feeding self-efficacy in turkish mothers undergoing vaginal birth or cesarean birth with different types of Anesthesia

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International Journal of Nursing KnowledgeVolume 26, Issue 2, 1 April 2015, Pages 73-79

Early postpartum breast-feeding outcomes and breast-feeding

self-efficacy in turkish mothers undergoing vaginal birth or

cesarean birth with different types of Anesthesia

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 Alus Tokat, M.a Email Author,  Serçekuş, P.b_,  Yenal, K.c_,  Okumuş, H.c

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 a_{Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing Department, Dokuz Eylul University}

Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey

 b_{Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing Department, Pamukkale University Denizli}

School of Health, Denizli, Turkey

 cObstetric and Gynecologic Nursing Department, Şifa University Faculty of

Health Science, Izmir, Turkey

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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

Early postpartum breast-feeding outcomes and breast-feeding self-efficacy in turkish mothers undergoing vaginal birth or cesarean birth with different types of Anesthesia