A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Mother and Neonate Skin to Skin Contact on Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Postnatal Mother: One Group Pre-Test Post-Test Design

Abstract

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted in 2019-2021, about 41.6% of newborns in India were breastfeed with in the first hour of birth. Objectives: To assess the pretest score regarding mother and infant skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding at selected hospital of Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. To administer mother & neonates skin to skin contact on early initiation of breast feeding. To assess the effectiveness of mother and neonates skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding. To find out the association between pretest score with their socio demographic variables regarding neonates skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding. Hypothesis: H1: There will be significant difference in pre-test and post test score regarding effect of mother and infant skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding. H2: There will be significant association between pre test score of mother and infant skin to skin contact and early initiation of breastfeeding with selected socio-demographic variables. Result: The sample size was 100 were selected. Data collection was analyzed by an ‘z’ test. Effectiveness of mother & infant skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding among postnatal mother. compares mean effectiveness scores regarding mother and infant skin to skin contact on early initiation of breastfeeding. Mean difference was 4.67, mean percentage was 14.3 in pretest and 23.64 in post test, SD was 1.57 in pre test and 1.69 in post test, The Parametric paired Z test value was found to be 4.27 which was greater than 2. The calculated ‘r’ value is 0.8 which is also a very strong positive correlation.