Study on the Effects of Evidence-based Health Education on Breastfeeding after Vaginal Delivery
Objective To understand the effect of questionnaire-based evidence-based health education on maternal breastfeeding knowledge,feeding behavior,self-efficacy,breastfeeding status and well-being after vaginal delivery.Methods Totally 600 women in late pregnancy who received regular antenatal care in Longhua District People's Hospital,Shenzhen were selected as the research subjects by convenience sampling method from October 2021 to May 2022.They were divided into control group(n=300)and observation group(n=300)according to random num-ber table method.The control group received routine health education intervention,and the observation group re-ceived questionnaire-based evidence-based health education.The breastfeeding knowledge,breastfeeding behaviors,the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form(BSES-SF)scores,breastfeeding status,and the General Well-Being Schedule(GWB)scores were compared between the two groups.Results After the intervention,the scores of breast-feeding knowledge,breastfeeding skills,breastfeeding behaviors,breastfeeding intention,BSES-SF scores(skill,inner workings)and GWB scores of the 2 groups were increased(P<0.05).Meanwhile,the above scores of observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group(t=10.482,21.210,14.193,12.910,8.093,10.324,15.205,all P<0.001).After intervention,the exclusive breastfeeding rate in observation group was higher than that in control group(68.33%vs.45.00%),and the artificial feeding rate was lower than that in control group(11.67%vs.29.33%)(x2=137.337,42.516,both P<0.001).Conclusion Evidence-based health education based on ques-tionnaire can improve breastfeeding rate,breastfeeding knowledge,self-efficacy and happiness,and improve breast-feeding behavior after childbirth.
ParturientEvidence-based health educationBreastfeeding statusSelf-efficacy