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Development and evaluation of a self care program on breastfeeding in Japan: A quasi-experimental study.

Int Breastfeed J

August 2010

Department of Health Development Nursing, Graduate Course of Nursing Science Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.

Background: Although the importance of breastfeeding is well known in Japan, in recent years less than 50% of mothers were fully breastfeeding at one month after birth. The purpose of this study was to develop a self-care program for breastfeeding aimed at increasing mothers' breastfeeding confidence and to evaluate its effectiveness.

Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was conducted in Japan.

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