The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Provided to Pregnant Women Who Expect Twins on Their Breastfeeding Intention

Abstract

Objective: The study was conducted to determine the effect of the breastfeeding education provided to pregnant women expecting twins on their breastfeeding intention. Materials and Methods: The research was a single group pre-test-post-test design study and was conducted in the Antenatal Education Class of a training and research hospital in between August-December 2017.The study sample consisted of 38 pregnant women expecting twins between 20 and 34 weeks of gestation who came to the hospital's pregnant outpatient clinics and agreed to participate in the study. In the study, data were collected using the "Descriptive Information Form,” "Information Form on Breastfeeding of Twin Babies," and "Breastfeeding Intent Scale for Twin Expecting Pregnant Women." The data were evaluated with the SPSS program, using percentages, averages, and paired Student’s t-test. Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 29.84 years (SD =5.63), and the mean week of gestation was 26.87(SD=4.81). The mean age of the pregnant women was 29.84 years (SD =5.63), and the mean week of gestation was 26.87(SD=4.81). The mean total score obtained by the pregnant women from the scale was 22.84±4.46 before the education and 29.68±3.09 after the education, and the difference between them was statistically highly significant. Conclusions: It was determined that breastfeeding education provided in the antenatal period had an effect on the breastfeeding intention of pregnant women expecting twins (p