OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and maternal satisfaction of a newly established integrative postpartum community-based clinic providing comprehensive support for mothers during the first month after discharge from the hospital. Our primary interests were breastfeeding rates, readmission and patient satisfaction. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Ottawa, Canad...

background self-efficacy is an important predicator of coping with stress. objectives this study aimed to determine the psychometric characteristics of the coping self-efficacy (cse) scale among hiv-infected iranian patients. patients and methods psychometric properties of the cse scale were examined by using a cross-sectional study design. one hundred and twenty hiv-infected iranian patients t...

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for up to six months has several benefits children in reducing their morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was find out the prevalence EBF practice its influencing factors.
 Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted with 362 mothers attending selected health facilities Kathmandu district. Data were collected using structured ques...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months postpartum is promoted internationally as the preferred method of feeding infants. Infants of parents with a history of asthma in particular could benefit from a longer period (6 months) of breastfeeding, because this may reduce the chance of developing an allergic disease. The aim of this study was to identify psychosocial behavioral de...

Aim: It is a design in similar to the quality of gift given fathers, self-efficacy mothers and fathers.
 Materials Methods: The research was carried out with women who gave birth Yalova Women's Health Diseases State Hospital between 2020 April 2021 intervals. completed total 320 people, 160 for intervention group (80 couples) control group. Data Collection Form (DTF), Fathers' Breastfeedin...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding self-efficacy (BFSE) supports breastfeeding initiation and duration. Challenges to breastfeeding may undermine BFSE, but second-line strategies including nipple shields, syringe, cup, supply line and bottle feeding may support breastfeeding until challenges are resolved. The primary aim of this study was to examine BFSE in a sample of women using second-line strategies ...

background: given the importance of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and role of different factors in self-care behaviors of copd patients, this study was conducted to determine the effect of self-efficacy program on self-care behaviors of copd patients. materials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 62 copd patients were recruited in which 31 subjects were in control g...