Breastfeeding is the primary basic right of infant. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is feeding infant by breast milk alone, without any other ingredient for feeding the children. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of prenatal counseling to overcome common maternal and infant obstacles interfering exclusive breastfeeding among rural primigravida. Subjects and methods: Quasi experimental research design (pre and post-test) was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: This study was conducted at prenatal outpatient clinics in Minia university hospitals for obstetric and pediatrics (MUHOP). Sample type: A purposive sample type was utilized, 50 antepartum women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Tools: Two tools were utilized in the current study for data collection: Tool (1): Structured interviewing questionnaire includes demographic characteristics of women (pretest) and Tool (2): Knowledge assessment About EBF (pre/posttest). Results: Primigravida had poor knowledge regarding EBF, knowledge about how to overcome common maternal and infant obstacles interfering with EBF (64.0%, 78.0%, 84.0%) before prenatal counseling which decreased to (12.0%, 14.0%, 16.0%) respectively after prenatal counseling with highly statistically significant differences. Conclusion: Prenatal counseling was effective in improving women's knowledge about EBF, knowledge about how to overcome the common maternal and infant obstacles interfering with EBF. Recommendations: Providing counseling for working mothers regarding how to overcome barriers of EBF as their occupation may be interfering with exclusive breastfeeding.
Fawzy Hasab Allah, M., Mahmoud Ahmed, S., Ali Abdelnaem, S., & Hassan Abd Elrahim, A. (2020). Prenatal Counseling to Overcome Common Maternal and Infant Obstacles Interfering Exclusive Breastfeeding among Rural Primigravida. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(1), 1181-1198. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.252378
MLA
Magda Fawzy Hasab Allah; Sanaa Mahmoud Ahmed; Safaa Ali Abdelnaem; Amany Hassan Abd Elrahim. "Prenatal Counseling to Overcome Common Maternal and Infant Obstacles Interfering Exclusive Breastfeeding among Rural Primigravida". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11, 1, 2020, 1181-1198. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.252378
HARVARD
Fawzy Hasab Allah, M., Mahmoud Ahmed, S., Ali Abdelnaem, S., Hassan Abd Elrahim, A. (2020). 'Prenatal Counseling to Overcome Common Maternal and Infant Obstacles Interfering Exclusive Breastfeeding among Rural Primigravida', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(1), pp. 1181-1198. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.252378
VANCOUVER
Fawzy Hasab Allah, M., Mahmoud Ahmed, S., Ali Abdelnaem, S., Hassan Abd Elrahim, A. Prenatal Counseling to Overcome Common Maternal and Infant Obstacles Interfering Exclusive Breastfeeding among Rural Primigravida. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020; 11(1): 1181-1198. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.252378
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