The breastfeeding self-efficacy scale-short form: psychometric characteristics in portuguese pregnant women

• Author(s): Brandão, Sónia ; Mendonça, Denisa ; Dias, Cláudia Alexandra Castro ; Pinto, Tiago Miguel ; Dennis, Cindy-Lee ; Figueiredo, Bárbara
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/56753
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Breastfeeding; Portuguese; Pregnant women; Psychometric assessment; Self-efficacy
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form is a reliable instrument to measure mother's confidence in her ability to breastfeed. The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form has traditionally been used postnatally, but evidence suggests that it can be used antenatally to identify mothers at-risk of requiring additional support to improve breastfeeding outcomes.