School of Midwifery Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
School of Midwifery University of Roma Sapienza, Italy.
Acta Biomed. 2020 Mar 13;91(2-S):27-34. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i2-S.9149.
Maternal breastmilk represents the best nourishment for the newborn baby during its first six months, as it offers several benefits for the health and well-being of babies and mothers. In order to promote, protect and support effectively mother and child during breastfeeding, it is essential for midwives to be properly educated and to acquire highly professionalizing skills. This study aimed to evaluate the level of self-efficacy of the students attending the Degree Course of Midwifery, regarding the support of mother and child in breastfeeding.
A questionnaire of 37 items (Blackmanet al, 2015) validated in Italian by Mazzeo Melchionda (2019), was sent on-line to students of ten different Midwifery Degree Courses to assess their level of self-efficacy regarding the management of breastfeeding. Statistical analysis was carried out using statistic software R3.4.3 (The Foundation for Statistical Computing).
158 questionnaires were collected from ten Italian Midwifery Degree Courses. The areas in which students showed a high level of self-efficacy in managing breastfeeding include: the benefits of breastfeeding; the child's tendency to take the breast within an hour from childbirth and the relevance of skin to skin contact and rooming-in. Low levels of self-efficacy concerned the comfortably breastfeeding in public places and avoiding giving formula to the baby in its first six weeks of life.
Generally the students attending Midwifery Degree Courses show a high level of self-efficacy in assisting mothers during breastfeeding and they prove to have a good knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding to improve the health of mothers and their children. (www.actabiomedica.it).
在新生儿出生后的头六个月，母乳是最佳的营养来源，因为它对婴儿和母亲的健康和福祉都有许多益处。为了有效促进、保护和支持母乳喂养的母婴，助产士必须接受适当的教育并获得高度专业化的技能。本研究旨在评估助产士学位课程的学生在支持母婴母乳喂养方面的自我效能感水平。
采用由 Mazzeo Melchionda（2019 年）验证的 37 项问卷（Blackman 等人，2015 年），通过网络向十所不同的助产士学位课程的学生发送问卷，以评估他们在母乳喂养管理方面的自我效能感水平。使用统计软件 R3.4.3（统计计算基金会）进行统计分析。
从十所意大利助产士学位课程中收集了 158 份问卷。学生在管理母乳喂养方面表现出高度自我效能感的领域包括：母乳喂养的益处；婴儿在分娩后一小时内有吃奶的倾向，以及皮肤接触和母婴同室的重要性。自我效能感较低的方面包括在公共场所舒适地母乳喂养和避免在婴儿出生后的头六周内给婴儿配方奶粉。
总体而言，参加助产士学位课程的学生在协助母亲进行母乳喂养方面表现出高度的自我效能感，并且他们对母乳喂养对改善母婴健康的益处有很好的了解。（www.actabiomedica.it）。
