보건소 내소 영아 어머니의 수유형태에 따른 역할긴장

Maternal Role Strain Related to Feeding Methods in Mothers Visited Public Health Centers

The present study was aimed to investigate the maternal role strain related to different feeding methods. The subjects were feeding mothers of infants aged 4-12months, who visited the public health centers located in Kwangju for their children ’ s vaccination. The data were collected from August 2 to 20, 1999 and analyzed with SAS program for mean, standard deviation, X2-test, and GLM. The results were as follows; l. The breast-feeding, artificial feeding, and mixed feeding rated 38.1 %, 42.9%, and 19.0% respectively. 2. The mothers were satisfied with their feeding methods with significantly different rates among the group: 82.5% in breast-feeding, 48,9% in artificial feeding, and 70.0% in mixed feeding(p<0.05). 3. The problem scores perceived in the early postpartum period related to the feeding method were significantly lower in breast-feeding than in the other two groups(p<0.05). The problematic item that were significantly noted in the artificial feeding group were insufficient breast milk, physical fatigue, care for breast and nipple, and infant sucking (p<0.05). 4. The scores for maternal role strain did not significantly differ arnong the three groups, except for the item of postpartal appearance which was significantly lower in breast-feeding group than in the other two groups (p<0.05) 5. The maternal role strain score in satisfied mothers was lower than that in the dissatisfied mothers(P<0.05). These results suggest the development and application of practical nursing intervention is necessary to make the breast-feeding more successful and to enhance the quality of infant care. The interventions will reduce maternal role strain and help restore the self image of feeding mothers.