The effect of tele-education delivered to mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding success and perceived breastfeeding self-efficacy: Randomized controlled longitudinal trial

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of tele-education offered to mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding success and perceived breastfeeding self-efficacy. The mothers were divided into experimental (n = 28) and control groups (n = 28). They were followed-up postnatal 1st week, 4th week, 3rd month, and 6th month in both groups. The researchers provided a 4-week long education and counseling service to mothers in the experimental group via direct phone calls and text messages. It was determined that the tele-education given to mothers about breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic increased breastfeeding success and perceived breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Acknowledgments

The authors hereby thank all of the mothers who participated in this research for their cooperation.

Conflict of interests

The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Ethics

Ethics approval was obtained from Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Noninvasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee (issue: 108/49; date: February 12, 2021).

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.