Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 22 Issue 1
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- Pages.29-41
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- 1992
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
The Effects of Antenatal Breast Care on Breast Feeding practice
임신중 유방간호가 산모의 모유수유 실천에 미치는 영향
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study the effects of antenatal breast care on decreases in breast discomfort and increases in the breast feeding rate during the postpartum period. A nonequivalent control group posttest research design was used. The experimental group consisted of fifty -one pregnant women(primigravida) who were receiving antenatal care in the OBGYN clinics of four hospitals between March 5 and May 30, 1991. The control group was made up of seventy - five postpartum women who delivered at two hospitals OBGYN clinic and one midwife clinic between May 4 and June 15, and between September 5 and October 15, 1991. Data were collected via telephone interviews on the seventh postpartum day and at the end of the second month. Data analysis methods used frequencies and the x