Stefanie A Zugna, Helen L McLachlan, Meabh Cullinane, Michelle Newton, Della A Forster
Rural and regional maternity managers' and educators' views of the Maternity and Newborn Emergencies (MANE) education program in Victoria, Australia: a qualitative descriptive study
BMC health services research
breastfeeding best way providing nutrients young infants healthy growth development world health organization unicef recommend breastfeeding initiated early possible delivery exclusive breastfeeding continued till 6 months age proper positioning baby mother makes breastfeeding effective study aimed determine effect lactation counseling breastfeeding practices breast engorgement newborn feeding behavior among postnatal mothers quasiexperiment posttestonly control group research design used setting study antenatal opd postnatal ward teaching institution sample 60 primigravidae age group 1835 years gestational age 36 weeks seeking antenatal care antenatal opd selected consecutive sampling technique experimental group received two lactation counseling sessions 30 min 1 week apart personvideo call whereas control group received routine care breastfeeding practices breast engorgement newborn feeding behavior assessed 3rd postnatal day using breastfeeding practices checklist breast engorgement scale newborn feeding behavior assessment tool respectively descriptive inferential statistics used analyze data significant improvement breastfeeding practices 718 p 000 breast engorgement 241 p 001 newborn feeding behavior 524 p 000 experimental group proves prenatal lactation counseling effective improving breastfeeding practices newborn feeding behavior reducing breast engorgement study concluded prenatal lactation counseling effective improving breastfeeding practices breast engorgement newborn breastfeeding behavior among primigravidae findings suggest proper lactation counseling provided mothers even primary health centers periphery level contribute improving breastfeeding practices newborn feeding behavior prevent breast engorgement