Impact of theory of planned behavior based intervention on breastfeeding patterns of the mothers with preterm infants: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The birth of a preterm infant is considered a crisis for the mother and the family. Given the significance of breastfeeding for these high-risk infants, failure to initiate and maintain exclusive breastfeeding in this group of infants is a prevalent and serious problem. The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of Theory of Planned Behavior based intervention on breastfeeding patterns of the mothers with preterm infants: a randomized trial.

Materials and methods

This study is a field trial conducted in Isfahan, Iran in 2021-2022. It included 72 mothers of late preterm infants, divided into the intervention (n = 36) and control (n = 36) groups. The intervention group received four training sessions focused on breastfeeding patterns based on the Theory

SUBMITTER: Okhovat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature