Abbass-Dick Jennifer, Sun Winnie, Newport Amber, Xie Fangli, Micallef Julia, Dubrowski Adam
Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada.
Durham Region Health Department, 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, ON L1N0B7, Canada.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Sep-Oct;72:135-145. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.07.013. Epub 2023 Jul 26.
Suboptimal breastfeeding rates are a public health priority. Interventions that include both breastfeeding women and their co-parents can increase breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity. eHealth can be an effective means of designing such interventions, as parents increasingly use the internet to access health information. The objective of this study was to determine maternal and co-parent satisfaction with an eHealth intervention.
The study was part of a larger randomized controlled trial that took place in Canada between March 2018 and April 2020. Data was collected from mothers (n = 56) and co-parents (n = 47).
The eHealth intervention group received: 1) continued access to an eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource from the prenatal period to 52 weeks postpartum; 2) a virtual meeting with a research assistant; and 3) 6 weekly emails reminders. Follow-up data were collected via online questionnaires completed at 2 weeks post enrollment and 4, 12, 26, and 52 weeks postpartum to determine use and satisfaction with the intervention components.
The majority of mothers and co-parents independently reviewed the eHealth resource (95% and 91%, respectively), with higher use in the prenatal period. Participants found the resource to be useful (92%), informative (93%), targeted both parents (90%), and easy to understand (97%). Participants indicated the resource was comprehensive, easily navigated, convenient, and engaging.
Providing mothers and their co-parents with breastfeeding co-parenting support via an eHealth intervention delivers accessible, comprehensive information which may assist them in meeting their breastfeeding goals.
母乳喂养率未达最佳水平是一项公共卫生重点事项。包含母乳喂养女性及其共同育儿者的干预措施可提高母乳喂养的开始率、持续时间和纯母乳喂养率。随着父母越来越多地利用互联网获取健康信息，电子健康可成为设计此类干预措施的有效手段。本研究的目的是确定母亲和共同育儿者对电子健康干预措施的满意度。
该研究是2018年3月至2020年4月在加拿大进行的一项更大规模随机对照试验的一部分。数据收集自母亲（n = 56）和共同育儿者（n = 47）。
电子健康干预组接受了以下内容：1）从孕期到产后52周持续获取电子健康母乳喂养共同育儿资源；2）与研究助理进行一次虚拟会议；3）每周发送6次电子邮件提醒。通过在入组后2周以及产后4周、12周、26周和52周完成的在线问卷收集随访数据，以确定对干预措施各组成部分的使用情况和满意度。
大多数母亲和共同育儿者都独立查阅了电子健康资源（分别为95%和91%），孕期的使用率更高。参与者认为该资源有用（92%）、信息丰富（93%）、针对父母双方（90%）且易于理解（97%）。参与者表示该资源内容全面、易于浏览、方便且有趣。
通过电子健康干预措施为母亲及其共同育儿者提供母乳喂养共同育儿支持，可提供易于获取的全面信息，这可能有助于他们实现母乳喂养目标。
