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KMID : 1001120130100020097
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Perspectives in Nursing Science
2013 Volume.10 No. 2 p.97 ~ p.110
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Influence of an Early Latching-on Program on the Breastfeeding Rate
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Kim Bo-Yeoul
Kim Jin-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study sought to identify how initiating breastfeeding soon after birth affected breastfeeding practice.
Methods: The subjects were mothers and newborns in Seoul’s S. University Hospital maternity unit who elected to breastfeed. They were divided into an experimental group, which practiced an "early latching-on program" (latching-on within 30 minutes after birth), and a control group, which did not. Both groups’ daily frequencies of breastfeeding and supplementary-glucose or bottle feeding were recorded.
Results: The correlation between socio-demographic and medical characteristics and the breastfeeding rate was examined; 3 variables showed statistical significance: neonatal health anomaly, Apgar score after 1 minute, and Apgar score after 5 minutes. The difference in breastfeeding rates between the two groups was clear: the experimental group’s rate was 1.93, while the control group’s was 3.76 (t-statistic difference: 14.865), with the experimental group’s rate during hospitalization being twice that of the control group (73.3% and 32.6%, respectively). Multiple regression analysis assessing the influence of the latching-on program yielded a t-statistic of -4.735 and a p-value of .000, indicating statistical significance.
Conclusion: An early latching-on program’s positive effect on the breastfeeding practice of mother’s of newborns was demonstrated. Therefore, an early latching-on program could be a practical and effective nursing intervention for after mothers give birth.
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KEYWORD
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Breastfeeding, Early latching-on, Bottle feeding
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