Effect of the online breastfeeding Self-efficacy promotion program in post cesarean section mother at Health Promotion Center 5 hospital, Ratchaburi.

Abstract

This quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design research aims to study the effect of the online breastfeeding self-efficacy promotion program on post-cesarean section mothers at Health Promotion Center 5 Hospital, Ratchaburi. Through purposive sampling, eighty post-cesarean section mothers in the postpartum ward were included in the study and divided equally into the control and experimental groups. Data was collected via questionnaires and was analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and paired sample t-test. The study showed that the experimental group had higher scores in perceived self-efficacy in breastfeeding and higher breastfeeding efficiency than the control group, statistically significant at p<0.001. They also demonstrated a higher average score in perceived self-efficacy in the post-test compared to the pretest which is statistically significant at p<0.001. In contrast with the control group, an increased tendency for exclusive breastfeeding was found in the experimental group in 1, 2, and 4-week follow-ups. These findings supported this online breastfeeding self-efficacy promotion program as a support for post-cesarean section mothers on effective breastfeeding. Follow-up with newborn feeding is recommended up to 6 months.