Ak, BedriyeAkkoyun, SevinçArslan, Fatma Taş2024-07-052024-07-052023Ak, B., Akkoyun, S., & Tas Arslan, F. (2024). Effect of Nurse Support in the Immediate Postpartum Period on Mothers’ Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Levels in Turkey: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28(3), 481-488.1092-78751573-6628http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03790-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/12241We gratefully thank all the mothers, and team of translation company.ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the effect of nurse-based breastfeeding support during the immediate postpartum period on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy levels.MethodsA quasi-experimental study was conducted with 256 mothers in the immediate postpartum period (128 in the intervention group who received nurse-based breastfeeding support and routine care and 128 in the control group who received routine care) during February-June 2018. Data were collected using the Mother-Infant Data Sheet, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF), and the Nurse-Parent Support Tool (NPST).ResultsBSES-SF and NPST mean scores of mothers in the intervention group were higher than those of mothers in the control group (p < 0.01). While the association between breastfeeding self-efficacy and nurse support was low in the control group (0.271), it was rather high in the intervention group (0.693) (p < 0.05). It was found that nurse support explained 48% of the variance in breastfeeding self-efficacy in the intervention group, but only 7.3% of the variance in breastfeeding self-efficacy in the control group.Conclusions for PracticeThe results of the study indicate that nurse support for mothers in the immediate postpartum period based on breastfeeding training has a positive impact on breastfeeding self-efficacy.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBreastfeeding Self-EfficacyNurse SupportTrainingImmediate PostpartumArticle10.1007/s10995-023-03790-628481488378474502-s2.0-85174386858Q1WOS:001090726700003Q3