The Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Primiparous and Multiparous Mothers Hospitalized in Selected Hospitals in Qom City in 2022

Satisfaction with married life depends on various factors. Also, among the effective factors for increasing breastfeeding, we can mention the level of self-efficacy of the mother in breastfeeding. This research was conducted with the aim of the relationship between marital satisfaction and breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous and multiparous mothers hospitalized in Qom city in 2022.
This study was of a descriptive-correlation type, which was investigated in 81 primiparous mothers and 49 multiparous mothers selected by convenient sampling method (available). Data collection was done using an ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire and BSES-SF breastfeeding self-efficacy questionnaire. The data was analysis by using SPSS statistical software.
mean and standard deviation of marital satisfaction in primiparous women (2.56±1.01) and in multiparous women (2.54±1.06) and breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous women (2.55±0.97) and in multiparous women (2.50±1.007). There was a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous and multiparous mothers, respectively.
The results of this research indicate that the status of breastfeeding self-efficacy and marital satisfaction of the mothers who participated in this study was lower than the average level. Also, there is a relationship between marital satisfaction and breastfeeding self-efficacy in the primiparous and multiparous mothers in Qom's selected Hospitals in2022. Therefore, this research confirms the necessity of educating and informing parents about the importance of supporting the spouse and its effect on improving the family's breastfeeding self-efficacy.