Department of Midwifery, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın School of Health, Aydın, Turkey.
Midwifery. 2013 Jun;29(6):653-60. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.005. Epub 2012 Jul 25.
to determine the extent of knowledge fathers of newborns have about breast feeding and lactation and to examine their attitudes regarding breast feeding.
a descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Manisa Maternity and Children's Hospital.
203 fathers of newborn infants.
although a wide majority of the participants (92.1%) expressed a desire to have their infants breastfed, it was found that only 58.6% discussed this with their partners. It was discovered that 88.7% of the fathers were happy to help with the housework so that their wives could breast feed while 57.6% stated that breast feeding would be psychologically beneficial to both the mother and the baby. Approximately half of the study subjects (48.8%) expressed an interest in attending an educational programme on breast feeding for fathers. The study also showed that the fathers' level of education, the type of family they were a part of and previously received education on lactation and breast feeding had an effect on their knowledge and attitudes toward breast feeding (p<0.05).
it was seen that fathers were eager to have their infants breastfed but unable to adequately share such thoughts with their wives. It was also observed that their knowledge about breast feeding and lactation was limited, leading to the conclusion that fathers may benefit from a supportive educational programme on breast feeding.
了解新生儿父亲对母乳喂养和哺乳的了解程度，并检查他们对母乳喂养的态度。
描述性、横断面研究。
马尼亚马蒂亚和儿童医院。
203 名新生儿父亲。
尽管绝大多数参与者（92.1%）表示希望他们的婴儿进行母乳喂养，但发现只有 58.6%的人与他们的伴侣讨论过这个问题。研究发现，88.7%的父亲愿意帮忙做家务，以便妻子可以进行母乳喂养，而 57.6%的父亲表示母乳喂养对母亲和婴儿的心理都有益处。大约一半的研究对象（48.8%）表示有兴趣参加父亲母乳喂养教育计划。研究还表明，父亲的教育水平、他们所属的家庭类型以及之前接受的哺乳和母乳喂养教育对他们的母乳喂养知识和态度有影响（p<0.05）。
研究表明，父亲们渴望让他们的婴儿进行母乳喂养，但无法与妻子充分分享这些想法。此外，他们对母乳喂养和哺乳的知识有限，这表明父亲们可能受益于一个支持性的母乳喂养教育计划。
