training and planning for successful breastfeeding among pregnant women

Background: breastfeeding training among mothers isnecessary to ensure the continuation of this behavior. giventhe great benefits of breastfeeding for children and mothersand the effective role of training in this process, studies haveemphasized the importance of training, support, and follow-up.therefore, the present study aimed to determine the impact ofsuccessful breastfeeding training on the knowledge and planningof pregnant women regarding this behavior in 2018.methods: this quasi-experimental study with a pre-/post-testdesign was carried out on 30 pregnant women with a gestationalage of 32 weeks. at first, two comprehensive health centerswere selected by cluster sampling. the dependent variable wassuccessful breastfeeding, while the independent variables wereawareness and planning for breastfeeding. the educationalcontent was presented in three 45-minute sessions. due to thelack of a standard questionnaire, a researcher-made questionnairewas prepared using the relevant references. after all, the datawere entered into the spss 22 software and were analyzed usingpaired t-test and anova.results: the mean score of the mothers’ awareness of successfulbreastfeeding was increased from 49.97±3. 53 to 63.27±3.72 andthat of their planning for successful breastfeeding was increasedfrom 42.78±2.99 to 53.77±3.74; these differences were statisticallysignificant (p<0.001). the results revealed no significantrelationships between the mothers’ demographic characteristicsand the questionnaire scores.conclusion: successful breastfeeding training can improveawareness and planning for breastfeeding, which can lead tothe continuation and promotion of this behavior.