Effect of social support on breastfeeding self-efficacy
International Journal of Development Research
Effect of social support on breastfeeding self-efficacy
Received 15th November, 2017; Received in revised form 22nd December, 2017; Accepted 19th January, 2018; Published online 28th February, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Oznur Korukcu . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Mothers might need social support in early period after childbirth and who have adequate social support adapt to breastfeeding easier. This descriptive study aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding education on social support and breastfeeding self-efficacy in Turkish women. The research data were collected in Antalya Training and Research Hospital between February and May 2016. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Short Form Scale was used for data collection. In this study, it was observed that mother's perceptions of breastfeeding self-efficacy with social support were higher than women without social support.
