The Effect of Lactation Counseling on Breastfeeding Behaviors of Women

Breast milk is the main source of nutrition for newborns. Although breastfeeding is seen as a necessary process to meet the nutritional needs of babies in the early stages of life, it has a key role for a healthy generation in the long run. In this respect, the article has a unique value for a sustainable future in terms of its effects on the mother and baby in particular and on the social level in general. The study was planned as a randomized controlled longitudinal study. The research is planned to be carried out between September 2022 and January 2023 in Çukurova University Medical Faculty Balcalı Training and Research Hospital pregnant outpatient clinic. The sample of the study will consist of 104 pregnant women, 52 of whom are in the experimental group and 52 in the control group, determined by power analysis. A training module will be created by taking expert opinions. The training module will consist of 5 sessions. Each session will last 1 hour, with 45 minutes of interactive lecture and 15 minutes of question and answer. Module sessions will have a dynamic structure that takes into account the needs of mother and baby during pregnancy and postpartum period. At 34-38 weeks of pregnancy, the first interviews are face-to-face at the hospital, the second interview is postpartum 1-5. day depending on the conditions, face-to-face or online, subsequent meetings will be held online. During the implementation phase, quantitative measurements of the research will be carried out by using the "Antenatal Pregnant Information Form", "Postnatal Mother Information Form", " The Infant Breastfeeding Assesment Tool", "Breastfeeding Motivation Scale", IOWA Infant Nutrition Attitude Scale" and " Mother-To-İnfant Bonding Scale".