Translation and validation of the Breast-feeding Self-efficacy Scale into Turkish.

Background: Recent research indicates that most mothers give up breast feeding their infants early in the postpartum period due to difficulties with breast feeding and the belief that they are inefficient at breast feeding. Using self-efficacy theory as a conceptual framework to measure breast-feeding confidence, a Turkish version of the Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES) was developed and psychometrically tested among Turkish mothers.

Objective: To translate the BSES into Turkish and assess its psychometric properties among breast-feeding mothers.