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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Effect of Breastfeeding Education Delivered Through Motivational Interviewing on Breastfeeding Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Maternal Bonding in Mothers Giving Vaginal Birth: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Palancı Ay, Özge; Aktaş, Songül
Objectives: This study examined the effect of breastfeeding education using the motivational interviewing technique on breastfeeding motivation, self-efficacy, and mother–infant bonding in mothers who gave birth vaginally. Methods: This randomized, controlled trial included 80 primiparous mothers. The experimental group received breastfeeding education with the motivational interviewing technique at four time points. Data were collected using Maternal Descriptive Information Form (MDIF), the Primiparous Breastfeeding Motivation Scale (PBMS), the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES), the Mother–Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS), and the Motivational Interviewing Importance and Confidence-Efficacy Rating Scale. Data were collected at three time points: immediately before training (pretest), 15 days following completion of the training (post-test), and 4 weeks thereafter (follow-up). Data were evaluated using Student’s t test, Mann–Whitney U test, analysis of variance, Friedman variance test, and intention-to-treat analysis. Results: In the post-test and follow-up evaluations, the experimental group had significantly higher mean scores than the control group in the “Value ascribed to breastfeeding” (p < 0.001 and p = 0.004, respectively) and “Midwife support” (p < 0.001 and p = 0.003, respectively) subdimensions of the PBMS as well as in “Motivational interviewing importance” (p < 0.005) and “Confidence-efficacy rating scale” (p < 0.001). During the follow-up period, the experimental group also showed significantly higher scores in the “Self-efficacy” subdimension (p < 0.001) and total mean scores of the BSES (p = 0.033) and MIBS (p = 0.002) than the control group. However, the “Expectation of success” subdimension score of the PBMS was not significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Breastfeeding education using the motivational interviewing technique enhances breastfeeding motivation (including values ascribed to breastfeeding, self-efficacy, and midwife support), breastfeeding self-efficacy, mother–infant bonding, and the importance and confidence-efficacy levels in breastfeeding. © The Author(s) 2026. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Investigation of the Effect of Risk Perception, Socio-demographic and Obstetric Factors on the Level of Decision-making of Pregnant Women via the Internet: Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model; [Gebelerin İnternet Yoluyla Karar Alma Düzeyi Üzerine Risk Algısının, Sosyo-demografik ve Obstetrik Faktörlerin Etkisinin İncelenmesi: Çoklu Doğrusal Regresyon Analiz Modeli]
Aktaş, Songül; Topçu, Tuğba Yazıcı; Ay, Özge Palancı; Aydın, Ruveyde
Objective: This study examines the effect of risk perception and socio-demographic and obstetric factors on the level of decision-making of pregnant women via the internet. Method: This study employed a cross-sectional and analytical design and was conducted online with 384 pregnant women living in Turkey. Data were collected using descriptive information forms, such as the decision-making scale via the internet on pregnancy and the perception of pregnancy risk scale. Descriptive statistics, including percentages and means, as well as multiple linear regression analysis, were utilized to analyze the data. Results: As the risk perception in pregnancy increased, the level of decision-making via the internet increased (β=0.118, p=0.000). Among pregnant women experiencing pregnancy-related health issues, a significant increase in decision-making via the internet was observed (β=0.092, p=0.046). As the age of women increased (β=-2.623, p=0.013) and income was perceived to be equal to expenses (β=-1.499, p=0.011) or more than expenses (β=-1.953, p=0.023), decision-making via the internet during pregnancy decreased. Unwanted pregnancy has a “reducing” effect of approximately two times on online decision-making (β=-1.919, p=0.026). The number of pregnancies, education and family type were found to have no statistical effect on decision-making (p>0.05). Conclusion: As the risk perception increases in pregnant women, online decision-making also increases. Factors such as some socio-demographic and obstetric factors affect online decision-making of pregnant women.
- MakaleYalnız künye2024The effect of maternal functional and postpartum depression status on breastfeeding self-efficacy of the mothers: A cross-sectional study
Palancı AY, Özge; Aktaş, Songül
In this study, the researchers investigated the effect of maternal functioning and postpartum depression status on breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers. The study was conducted with 254 mothers with babies aged 2-6 months old. The total mean scores of the mothers were found to be 57.201 ± 7.612 on the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale, 8.516 ± 5.304 on the postpartum depression scale, and 74.055 ± 11.738 on the maternal functioning scale. 21.3% of mothers had a risk of postpartum depression. A negative relationship was found between breastfeeding self-efficacy and postpartum depression scores (p < 0.001), and a positive relationship was seen between breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal functioning scores (p < 0.001). Maternal functioning and postpartum depression status were found to have a cumulative effect of 31.5% on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy (F = 59.086 R2=0.315).