a Record control number WOS:000342114900013

a ISSN 0019-6061

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WB410

b Item number .E38 2014

a Personal name Özlüses, Emine.

a Title Educating fathers to improve breastfeeding rates and paternal-infant attachment

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Emine Özlüses, Ceyda Celebioglu.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Sprınger Indıa,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2014.

a Summary, etc To determine the effect of breastfeeding education provided to fathers on breastfeeding rates and paternal-infant attachment. 117 couples with their infants with the inclusion criteria: knowledge of reading, writing and speaking Turkish; living in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus until their infants were six months old; and infants having no health problems preventing the early initiation of breastfeeding. Participants were divided into 3 groups (2 experimental and 1 control). Breastfeeding education was provided to the mothers (20 min/d) in the first group (n=38) and to the mothers and fathers in the second group (n=39) (20 min/d/parent) until they were discharged from the hospital. This education was supplemented by a training booklet. The parents and their infants were followed until the infants were six months old. Exclusive breastfeeding rates and Paternal-Infant Attachment Scale scores at six months were main outcome measures. Exclusive breastfeeding rates (56.4%, 33.3% and 12.8%; P < 0.001) and mean (SD) Paternal-Infant Attachment Scale scores [89.51(7.05), 82.37 (12.80) and 73.38 (18.67); P < 0.001] were highest in the group where education was provided to both mother and father. Providing breastfeeding education to fathers increases exclusive breastfeeding rates and strengthens paternal attachment.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Breastfeeding.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

x International Standard Serial Number 00196061

a Main entry heading Indıan Pedıatrıcs

g Relationship information Aug 2014, Vol.51, Issue:8, p.654-657

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0471-3