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The Impact of Prenatal Lectures in Breastfeeding and Neonatal Care in Romania - Our Experience.

The Impact of Prenatal Lectures in Breastfeeding and Neonatal Care in Romania - Our Experience.

Authors :
BALASOIU, Anca Maria
DINU, Mihai-Daniel
GORECKI, Gabriel-Petre
SIMA, Romina-Marina
PLES, Liana
Source :
Maedica - a Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p291-296. 6p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to identify the impact of prenatal lectures in breastfeeding and neonatal care in Romania. Methods: We distributed a questionnaire to mothers who gave birth at the Bucur Maternity, Bucharest, Romania. A study group was constituted from women who attended prenatal lectures and their answers were compared with those from women who did not have prenatal education. Results: The study included 122 women. Primiparous women tend to participate in educational lectures to a greater extent than others (p=0.001). Participants in prenatal lectures breastfeed longer than non-participants (=0.001) and they had at least university studies in a higher proportion (94.06%) than non-attenders (52.38%). Women without prenatal lectures live predominantly in rural areas (p=0.003). Most women who attended classes (86.2%) considered that information provided by prenatal lectures was useful. Exclusively breastfeeding was more frequent among participants (47.49%) than non-participants (38.89%). Conclusion: Primiparity, high level of education and living in urban areas are the main characteristics of female participants in prenatal lectures, who tend to breastfeed longer and ensure exclusive human milk feeding for their babies in a higher proportion than non-participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18419038
Volume :
17
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Maedica - a Journal of Clinical Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
158558406
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.26574/maedica.2022.17.2.291