PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khresheh, Reham M.
AU  - Ahmed, Nagwa M.
TI  - Breastfeeding self efficacy among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2018.11.23437
DP  - 2018 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1116--1122
VI  - 39
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/11/1116.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/11/1116.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2018 Nov 01; 39
AB  - Objectives: To examine the association between prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy among Saudi pregnant women and type of feeding at 4 weeks post partum, and also to examine the association of maternal socio-demographic variables with the breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of Saudi pregnant women.Methods: A cross-sectional design has been applied in the study by recruiting 101 pregnant women from the General Hospital, Umluj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale was used to measure self-efficacy for breastfeeding during pregnancy. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Pearson correlation coefficient were used for statistical purposes. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered significant.Results: The average breastfeeding self-efficacy score was 70±11.9. No significant relationship was existed between breastfeeding self-efficacy and the maternal sociodemographic variables. A significant relationship was found between type of feeding at 4 weeks postpartum and prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy (r=0.061, p<0.05). Women who exclusively breastfeed their babies had high scores on prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale than those who mixed feed or bottle feed their infants.Conclusion: Levels of prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy among Saudi pregnant women were high and can be predictive of breastfeeding exclusivity at 4 weeks postpartum. The prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy could be used to measure whether the woman could organize and execute the causes of action needed to perform breastfeeding behavior.