Positive Role o
Positive
Role of Counseling about Exclusive, Prolonged Breastfeeding to Delay Pregnancy
1 Nadia H. Ahmed, 2Nadia A.
Mohamed and Neama M. El-Magrabi3
1Obstetrics &Gynecological Health Nursing, Faculty
of Nursing ,Assiut University
2Obstetrics &Gynecological Health Nursing, Faculty
of Nursing, South Valley University
3Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut
University
Abstract: Increase
in population awareness of exclusive and prolonged breast-feeding would be of
considerable potential public health benefit in Egypt. Lactation amenorrhea
method is a reliable form of contraception for up to six months following
childbirth. Provided that the mother's periods have not returned and she is
exclusively breast-feeding with sufficient feeds and no dummy or bottle use.
The aims of this study was to assess knowledge of mothers' about exclusive and
prolonged beast-feeding as a method of delaying pregnancy and, planning,
implementing and evaluating a counseling intervention on promoting this method.
A Quiz experimental design was used in carrying out this study using pre-
posttest. The study was conducted at the Rural Health Unite and at El-Moteaa
village which was randomly selected. The sample was 200 mothers
attended the study setting for delivery. One hundred mothers were randomly
assigned to intervention group and 100 for the control group. All mothers in
the two groups reported intention to breast feed their babies. Intention to
exclusively breast feeding was reported by 74% of the intervention group
compared to 41 of the control group. Over all there was statistical
significance improvement in mothers' knowledge at the post intervention regarding
method of exclusive and prolonged breast feeding and its effect on delaying
pregnancy. Also, pregnancy occurs in 9 women at the intervention group compared
to 30 of the control group. The intervention was effective in correcting
mothers' knowledge about exclusive and prolonged breast feeding and was
significantly effective in delaying pregnancy among the intervention group. It
was recommended that educational and counseling session about exclusive breast
feeding should be provided by nurses about positive role in delaying pregnancy
in the six months postpartum.
[Nadia H. Ahmed, Nadia A. Mohamed and Neama M.
El-Magrabi Positive Role of Counseling about Exclusive, Prolonged
Breastfeeding to Delay Pregnancy. J Am Sci 2013;9(3):139-147].(ISSN:
1545-1003).http://www.jofamericanscience.org 19
Keywords: Lactation amenorrhea, Exclusive breastfeeding;
delaying pregnancy, contraception. Full Text 19
