Flipchart application for promoting maternal self-efficacy in breastfeeding

Anne Fayma Lopes Chaves; Glayciane Pinheiro de Lima; Gleicia Martins de Melo; Rebeca Silveira Rocha; Hérica Cristina Alves de Vasconcelos; Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300014

Authors

Anne Fayma Lopes Chaves Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Glayciane Pinheiro de Lima Enfermeira. Quixadá, CE, Brazil.
Gleicia Martins de Melo Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Rebeca Silveira Rocha Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Hérica Cristina Alves de Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300014

Keywords:

Breast Feeding, Self-Efficacy, Health Education.

Abstract

Objective: evaluating the effects of using a flipchart as an educational intervention in improving maternal self-efficacy in breastfeeding. Methods: a quasi-experimental study with 41 postpartum women: Intervention Group (n = 20) and Control Group (n = 21) of a public hospital. The intervention consisted of implementing the flipchart “I can breastfeed my baby” in the immediate postpartum and were contacted by telephone after 15 days. For both groups, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale- Short Form was applied at baseline and after 30 days. Results: before the intervention, the intervention group was 75% with high self-efficacy and 71% of the mothers in the control group of had high self-efficacy. It was found that after educational intervention, all the mothers in the intervention group showed high self-efficacy, while the percentage remained similar to before in the control group (76%). Conclusion: the flipchart had a positive effect on the elevation of self-efficacy in nursing
mothers.