title: [Effect of postpartum breast-feeding support by nurse on the breast-feeding prevalence].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the professional nurse's postpartum breast-feeding support on breast-feeding prevalence for mothers who delivered in Baby-Friendly Hospitals (BFH).
  
  
  METHODS
  This quasi experimental study was designed with a nonequivalent control group post test. The subjects of this study were 55 mothers who were hospitalized in the delivery room of a university hospital which was selected as a BFH in Daegu from October 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. Twenty nine mothers were assigned to the experimental group and 26 mothers to the control group. Postpartum breast-feeding support by nurses' telephone calls to the experimental group was provided once a week for 4 weeks postpartum and then once a month for 16 weeks postpartum. Four post tests were given at postpartum week 4, 8, 12, and 16. The control group was given a telephone call at postpartum week 4, 8, 12, and 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The breastfeeding prevalence of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group for each period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postpartum breast-feeding support by nurses may be a useful intervention to increase breast-feeding prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Daegu Polytechnic College, Suseong-gu, Daegu, Korea. kjjang14@tpic.ac.kr
authors.forename: Gun Ja
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung Soon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011181:Postnatal Care; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult