The effect of online breastfeeding education given to mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy on postpartum breastfeeding success

The aims of the study was to examine the effect of web-based breastfeeding counseling training given to mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy on postpartum breastfeeding success.The research is quasi-experimental and was conducted online between January-April 2022. . The sample consisted 84 pregnant women. Data were collected using the descriptive data form, breastfeeding self- efficacy scale short form (antenatalpostnatal) and the LATCH breastfeeding digagnosis and assessment scale. Number, percentages, means, standard deviations, chi-square tests, Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data. The level of significanse in the study was accepted as (p<005). The mean antenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale score of the pregnant women in the intervention group was 59.85±8.63, and the mean antenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale score of the pregnant women in the control group was 58.47±7.71. There is no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups (p = 0.187). The mean postnatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale score of the pregnant women in the intervention group was 57.97±12.69, and the mean postnatal breastfeeding self- efficacy scale of the pregnant women in the control group was 54.52±9.82. There is no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups (p=0,026). The mean LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale score of the pregnant women in the intervention group was 13.02±2.48, and the mean LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale score of the pregnant women in the control group was 13.04±2.44. There is no statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups (p=0.764). As a result, it was determined that web-based breastfeeding counseling training positively affected mothers' breastfeeding self- sufficiency perception. Keywords: Human milk, breastfeeding, distance learning, self efficacy