• Main Authors: Catarina Sousa Silva (Author), Sónia Brandão (Author), Ana Rita Azevedo (Author), Ana Paula Prata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Ostrava, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2336-3517; 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0003
• Keywords: breastfeeding; mothers; newborn; parenting; postnatal care; self-efficacy; Nursing; RT1-120; Gynecology and obstetrics; RG1-991
• Source: Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 907-914 (2023)

Aim: To analyze the influence of sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding variables on maternal self-efficacy in newborn care. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in three hospital units in the Northern region of Portugal, with a non-probabilistic sample composed of 340 women recruited at postnatal wards on the day of hospital discharge. A questionnaire including the mother's sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding data was used. For the analysis of maternal self-efficacy in newborn care, the Scale of Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy in Child Care was used. The scale is a 20-item self-report instrument developed to identify women with low levels of self-efficacy in newborn care. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results: Significant differences concerning maternal self-efficacy in newborn care were found with regard to level of education and parity, with multiparous women and women with lower levels of education presenting higher levels of self-efficacy in newborn care. Conclusion: The analysis of these variables could be valuable in building new knowledge to support the development of an action model that would allow at-risk women to be highly confident in their parenting role.