Enhancing Breastfeeding - Home-Based Education on Self-Efficacy: A Preventive Strategy.

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of home-based education intervention on the exclusivity and promoting the rates of self-efficacy of breastfeeding.

Materials And Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted Arak University of Medical Sciences in Takeghani Hospital in Iran between June 2015 and October 2015. A total of 130 eligible and voluntary women hospitalized in Arak University of Medical Sciences Hospital postpartum wards were randomized to receive usual care ( = 65) or education with CD and pamphlets ( = 65).