Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge about Breastfeeding Premature Infants in Mosul city
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Abstract
Background: The first year of life's nutrition lays a crucial foundation for long-term health. The objective of the study to assess mothers’ knowledge about breastfeeding premature infants in Mosul city.
Methodology: A descriptive study design was conducted at neonatal care units in Mosul hospitals. Non probability sampling (purposive sample) method was selected for the study, which comprised of 221 mothers from preterm infant mothers. Data were collected through face-to-face interview by constricted questionnaire based on previous studies. The period of the study conducted from the 22 of November 2023 until 20th of March / 2024. Descriptive statistics was used to calculated using SPSS software version 26, One –Sample Chi-Square test, and Wilcoxon test.
Results: the study results showed significant differences, with the observed median reaching (2.45) and the hypothesized median at (2), indicating that most women have good breastfeeding information. suggesting that the majority of women are aware of breastfeeding.
Conclusion: The researchers concluded that there is good knowledge among mothers about breastfeeding their premature infants, and medical and nursing guidance played a major role in improving this knowledge.
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