The Impact of Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Behavior and the Use of Traditional Practices

The mothers were asked to remember the pseudonyms they used on the pretest and to use the same pseudonym on the posttest. Following the pretest, the mothers in the study group were taken into a separate room at the FHC and asked to breastfeed their infants. The mothers' breastfeeding behaviors were observed. After the breastfeeding, each mother was provided an average 30-minute session of individual education. All of the mothers in the study group received the education from the same researcher. Both audio and visual materials were used in the mothers' training.