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Table 4 Perceptions of ANBE

From: Postpartum women’s perception of antenatal breastfeeding education: a descriptive survey

 

All

(n= 282)

n (%)

Primipara

(n= 107)

n (%)

Multipara

(n= 175)

n (%)

Found ANBE useful because

 (a) I was told about the benefits of breastfeeding

196 (70)

79 (74)

117 (67)

 (b) I was taught how to position my baby

123 (44)

49 (46)

74 (42)

 (c) I was taught how to know if my baby was attached/latched correctly

110 (39)

45 (42)

65 (37)

 (d) I was taught how to deal with breastfeeding problems

99 (35)

43 (40)

56 (32)

 (e) I was told how frequent I should feed my baby

104 (36)

43 (40)

61 (34)

 (f) I was taught how to express milk

91 (32)

36 (34)

55 (31)

Found ANBE not useful because

  (a) I did not understand what was taught because of language

5 (2)

2 (2)

3 (2)

  (b) The topics were nothing new to me – I already know them all.

21 (7)

5 (5)

16 (9)

  (c) It was too short

16 (6)

7 (7)

9 (5)

  (d) The people who taught the subject didn’t know what they were doing

2 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

  (e) The material used to teach was not effective

6 (2)

1 (1)

5 (3)

Responses to the question “What did you wished was taught to you during ANBE?”

All

(n = 42)

n (%)

Primipara

(n = 12)

n (%)

Multipara

(n = 30)

n (%)

Milk expression techniques and expressed breastmilk storage

19 (45)

4 (33)

15 (50)

Overcoming low milk supply

10 (24)

2 (17)

8 (27)

More about benefits of breastfeeding

5 (12)

2 (17)

3 (10)

Management of common breastfeeding problems

3 (7)

1 (8)

2 (7)

Positioning of infant

2 (7)

1 (8)

1 (7)

Exercise

1 (2)

1 (8)

0 (0)

Baby care

1 (2)

1 (8)

0 (0)