title: [Effects of Breastfeeding Empowerment Program on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Adaptation and Continuation in Primiparous Women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop a breastfeeding empowerment program and to investigate the effects of the breastfeeding empowerment program on self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding for primiparous women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 5 session breastfeeding empowerment program was developed and a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized quasi-experiment design was used. Fifty-five participants were assigned to either the experimental group (n=27) or the control group (n=28). Effects were tested using repeated measures ANOVA and χ²-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scores for self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding of in the experimental group after program were significantly higher than 1 week, 4 weeks, 8 weeks scores in control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effects of the breastfeeding empowerment program for elevating self-efficacy, adaptation and continuation of breastfeeding in primiparous women were validated. Therefore, this program can be recommended for vigorous use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Eden Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea. pmk0220@nambu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Mi Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Breastfeeding; Effects; Empowerment; Self efficacy