The Effect of Breastfeeding Counseling Based on Motivational Interviewing

This study was conducted between September 2023 and August 2024 as a single-blind randomized controlled study to determine the effect of breastfeeding counseling based on the motivational interview method and standard breastfeeding counseling on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding results in women who had a cesarean section in Turkey. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the subject. The purpose of the study was explained to participants, and informed consent was obtained from all individuals who received motivational interviewing-based training or standard breastfeeding training. Data; When the research was approved, it was collected before the first counseling, in the first 48 hours after birth, and on the 14th day, 1st month and 3rd month after birth. CONSORT directive was followed in research planning