Correlation between Infantile Colic and Maternal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Success and Breast Milk Amount

• Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 321
• Main Authors: Aktaş, Songül, Küçük Alemdar, Dilek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Infantile colic; breastfeeding success; breast milk amount; breastfeeding self-efficacy
• ISSN: 1465-3664
• DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmy054

The study was conducted to determine the correlation between infantile colic and maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success and breast milk amount. This descriptive study included 154 mothers, with infants of age between 3 weeks and 6 months who were diagnosed with infantile colic and who were admitted to the paediatric outpatient clinics of a hospital located in northern Turkey. A negative correlation was found between 'parent-infant interaction + problem infant' and 'immature gastrointestinal system' subscales of the Infantile Colic Scale (ICS) and the total mean scores of mothers on the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. In addition, correlation analysis showed a statistically significant negative correlation between mean scores of mothers in breastfeeding success and subscale and total mean scores of ICS. The breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success is low in mothers of infants with infantile colic.