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Maternal self-efficacy in newborn care: influence of maternal variables

Author(s): Silva, Catarina Sousa ; Brandão, Sónia ; Azevedo, Ana Rita ; Prata, Ana Paula

Date: 2023

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/47080

Origin: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto

Subject(s): Breastfeeding; Mothers; Newborn; Parenting; Postnatal care; Self-efficacy


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Aim: To analyze the influence of sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding variables on maternal self-efficacy in newborn care. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in three hospital units in the Northern region of Portugal, with a non-probabilistic sample composed of 340 women recruited at postnatal wards on the day of hospital discharge. A questionnaire including the mother’s sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding data was used. For the analysis of maternal self-efficacy in newborn care, the Scale of Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy in Child Care was used. The scale is a 20-item self-report instrument developed to identify women with low levels of self-efficacy in newborn care. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results: Significant differences concerning maternal self-efficacy in newborn care were found with regard to level of education and parity, with multiparous women and women with lower levels of education presenting higher levels of self-efficacy in newborn care. Conclusion: The analysis of these variables could be valuable in building new knowledge to support the development of an action model that would allow at-risk women to be highly confident in their parenting role.

Document Type Journal article
Language English
Contributor(s) Repositório Comum
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