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) |