Effective Factors in Birth Attendance about Initiate Breastfeeding, Tabriz, 1996.

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Breast feeding is an excellent start in infant’s life as prevents from 7 million death among children in worldwide. World health organization (WHO) has considered breast feeding as a human right recently. Breast feeding should be started after birth as soon as possible. In order to obtain well-being of children by a basic nutrition and prevent malnutrition as well as neonatal mortality and morbidity. Therefore birth attendance practice is very important. Methods & Materials: This research is a descriptive study. Subjects, were 100 of medical and midwifery students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Azad University who were training in delivery room. The data gathering tools were an interview form for collecting demographic characteristics, Knowledge and attitude factors, and an observation form for recording the characteristics of practice of birth attendance. Results: The results indicated that 92% of subjects had dissatisfactory practice, 79% Moderate knowledge and 80% with negative attitude towards breast feeding. Also, a reasonable statistical correlation was found between knowledge and attitude with practice (P<0.05). Discussion: Results suggested that practice of birth attenders were dissatisfactory towards starting breast feeding. Thus, Results of this research would be of great help for health authorities for the application of promotion practice and change knowledge, attitude of birth attendance and for performance of the further research.