This study was conducted to determine the effect of breastfeeding counseling given to primiparous pregnant women before birth on breastfeeding self-efficacy and infant feeding attitudes in the postpartum period. Hypotheses of this study: H11: There is a difference in postpartum breastfeeding self-efficacy between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group. H10: There is no difference in postpartum breastfeeding self-efficacy between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group. H21: There is a difference between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group in terms of postnatal infant feeding attitude. H20: There is no difference between the intervention group that received prenatal breastfeeding counseling and the control group in terms of postnatal infant feeding attitude.
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Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form
Timeframe: Data were collected with the BSES-SF in the prenatal period (enrollment), postpartum first week, postpartum first month and postpartum second month in the training and control groups. The evaluation of the data was made after December 2021.
The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale
Timeframe: Data were collected using IIFAS in the prenatal period (enrollment), postpartum first week, postpartum first month, and postpartum second month in the training and control groups. Data analysis was performed after December 2021.