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KMID : 0387619930030020153
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Korean Journal of Maternal Child Health Nursing
1993 Volume.3 No. 2 p.153 ~ p.165
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Study on Recognition and Practice of Breastfeeding of mothers of under toddler
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송지호
김순애/문영수/박영주/백승남/변수자/이남희/조결자/조희숙
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Abstract
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This study presents results of surveys conducted Seoul area using structured questionnaire developed by researchers to determine the degree of recognition and practice of breast-feeding. The subjects were mothers of 255 childs l-36 months of age
who
have experienced breast feeding over one month.
Recognition of breastfeeding was significantly associated with "baby's health", "emotional relationship between mother and infant", "mother's health", "for economic reasons".
The majority of mothers got information of breastfeeding through booklets(64.7%), from her mothers(44.7%), through T.V or Radio(45.5%),School education(41.6%), from mother in law(36.5%), and did not perceive professional advice from nurses or
doctors as
important. "Lack of milk" was the predominant reason for for terminating breastfeeding.
Efforts for practice of breastfeeding was comparatively high because of experienced mothers of breastfeeding. Some of them were "trying to take liguid diet and nurtitional food for increasing secretion of milk", "fed on by infant-demanded
schedule".
Duration of breastfeeding was under on month(31.0%), 1-3 months(25.5%), 3-6 months(19.6%), 6-9 months(11.0%).
Degree of recognition and practice of breastfeeding was significantly correlated with mother's educational background, location of delivary(big hopital), Rooming in, over 5 months of breastfeeding.
Based on the results of this study, we suggest that effective and supportive breastfeeding program developed by nurses have to provide to mothers of infants to take an important role in breastfeeding.
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