Effectiveness of Video-assisted Teaching Method on Knowledge and Skill Regarding Hand Expression of Breast Milk and Cup Feeding among the Mothers of Low Birth Weight Baby

Abstract

Introduction: The first food for the baby is breast milk. If baby is not able to breastfeed directly, hand expression should begin as soon as possible and feed the baby with cup.

Objectives: The objective of this study was (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of video-assisted teaching method (VATM) on knowledge and skill regarding hand expression of breast milk and cup feeding among the mothers of low birth weight baby.

Method: The study was conducted among 60 mothers of low birth weight babies admitted in NICU, in a selected hospital at Puducherry. A quantitative approach and pre-experimental design were used. A sample was selected by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected with the structured questionnaire and checklist to assess the knowledge and skill, respectively.

Results: Demography result shows that most of the mothers were in the age group of 21–25 years, who had a primary level of education. Regard to knowledge, it shows that, during pre-test, around 75% of mothers had inadequate knowledge, whereas in the post-test, 95% of mothers had adequate knowledge and related to skill on hand expression, during pre-test, around 93.33% of mothers had inadequate skill, whereas in post-test, 98.33% of mothers had adequate skill. The “t”-test highlights that there was a statistically significance difference between pre- and post-test (P < 0.0001 and P ≤ 0.0001).

Conclusions: The above result highlights that the postnatal mother’s knowledge and skill were improved after VATM. Hence, it is important to educate each mother regarding hand expression of breast milk and cup feeding with the suitable AV AIDS-like video teaching method.