Title
Maternal satisfaction on breastfeeding among paediatric outpatient mothers
Authors
P. Vijayasamundeeswari*, 1, S. Nalini2, GJ Sarasapharina2 & N. S Sujatha1
Affiliation
1Department of Paediatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, India; 2Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author
P Vijayasamundeeswari - E - mail: vijayasamundeeswari.p@sriramachandra.edu.in,
vijisamun15@gmail.com
S Nalini - E - mail: nalini.s@sriramachandra.edu.in
GJ Sarasapharina - E - mail: sarajohn.g@sriramachandra.edu.in
N. S Sujatha - E - mail: sujathasivaraj80@sriramachandra.edu.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
Breast milk is the optimal food for infants and hence early initiation of breastfeeding is crucial for successful breastfeeding. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the maternal satisfaction on breastfeeding among 150 mothers at Sri Ramachandra Hospital, Chennai, using a descriptive research design and convenience sampling. Participants included mothers who exclusively breastfed their infants and were willing to participate and assessed using the Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale. The majority of mothers were aged 26–30 years (56%), housewives (70%) and from nuclear families (50.7%); 66.5% showed a high level of satisfaction with breastfeeding. It should be noted that nurse educators play a vital role in promoting breastfeeding by educating mothers on its benefits for both the infant’s development and the mother's well-being.
Keywords
Maternal satisfaction, breastfeeding, mothers of infant, paediatric outpatient department
Citation
Vijayasamundeeswari et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 910-913 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
