Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia
Background: Colostrum is the first milk produced by a mother’s mammary glands, occurring before birth and lasting 2–4 days after delivery. It is crucial for newborn health because it provides immunoglobulins and essential nutrients. However, many misconceptions and a lack of knowledge about colostru...
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| author | Mai Mustafa Mohammad A. Jareebi Hanin Adeeb Hakami Abdulmajeed Ali Jadah Bashayer Naji Alkorbi Ramah Mohammad Kuriri Hamed Yahya Madkhali Sarah Hadi Shok Norah Mohammed Ayyashi Reham Aljudayba Leena Abdalla |
| author_facet | Mai Mustafa Mohammad A. Jareebi Hanin Adeeb Hakami Abdulmajeed Ali Jadah Bashayer Naji Alkorbi Ramah Mohammad Kuriri Hamed Yahya Madkhali Sarah Hadi Shok Norah Mohammed Ayyashi Reham Aljudayba Leena Abdalla |
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Colostrum is the first milk produced by a mother’s mammary glands, occurring before birth and lasting 2–4 days after delivery. It is crucial for newborn health because it provides immunoglobulins and essential nutrients. However, many misconceptions and a lack of knowledge about colostrum and its properties exist.
Aim:
This study assessed mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding colostrum feeding to improve local health interventions.
Materials and Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, 330 mothers from the Jazan region participated. They completed an online self-administered questionnaire providing demographic information and information about their knowledge and practices regarding colostrum collection.
Statistical Analysis Used:
The data were analyzed using SPSS, utilizing Chi-square tests and descriptive statistics.
Results:
The study showed that 87.9% of mothers had good knowledge of colostrum. Having five or more children and receiving prenatal and postpartum education were linked to better understanding. Of the 330 participants, 85.8% practiced colostrum feeding, 80.6% of whom understood that it should start within an hour of birth. The primary sources of information about colostrum were relatives (32.4%) and health practitioners (25.2%).
Conclusions:
This study revealed that mothers in the Jazan region have high knowledge of and good practices related to colostrum feeding. They mainly receive information about colostrum from relatives. These findings highlight the importance of continuing education programs for mothers with one or two children and those without prior education about colostrum feeding. Maintaining prenatal and postnatal educational programs about colostrum feeding is recommended, and further research is needed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of these educational interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b6812a58f88d418cb12d558fbf509e642025-02-06T07:26:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal for Health Sciences2278-19002278-05212024-12-0113322623310.4103/sjhs.sjhs_121_24Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi ArabiaMai MustafaMohammad A. JareebiHanin Adeeb HakamiAbdulmajeed Ali JadahBashayer Naji AlkorbiRamah Mohammad KuririHamed Yahya MadkhaliSarah Hadi ShokNorah Mohammed AyyashiReham AljudaybaLeena AbdallaBackground: Colostrum is the first milk produced by a mother’s mammary glands, occurring before birth and lasting 2–4 days after delivery. It is crucial for newborn health because it provides immunoglobulins and essential nutrients. However, many misconceptions and a lack of knowledge about colostrum and its properties exist. Aim: This study assessed mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding colostrum feeding to improve local health interventions. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 330 mothers from the Jazan region participated. They completed an online self-administered questionnaire providing demographic information and information about their knowledge and practices regarding colostrum collection. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using SPSS, utilizing Chi-square tests and descriptive statistics. Results: The study showed that 87.9% of mothers had good knowledge of colostrum. Having five or more children and receiving prenatal and postpartum education were linked to better understanding. Of the 330 participants, 85.8% practiced colostrum feeding, 80.6% of whom understood that it should start within an hour of birth. The primary sources of information about colostrum were relatives (32.4%) and health practitioners (25.2%). Conclusions: This study revealed that mothers in the Jazan region have high knowledge of and good practices related to colostrum feeding. They mainly receive information about colostrum from relatives. These findings highlight the importance of continuing education programs for mothers with one or two children and those without prior education about colostrum feeding. Maintaining prenatal and postnatal educational programs about colostrum feeding is recommended, and further research is needed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of these educational interventions.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/sjhs.sjhs_121_24awarenessbreastfeedingcolostrummothersnewbornsaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | Mai Mustafa Mohammad A. Jareebi Hanin Adeeb Hakami Abdulmajeed Ali Jadah Bashayer Naji Alkorbi Ramah Mohammad Kuriri Hamed Yahya Madkhali Sarah Hadi Shok Norah Mohammed Ayyashi Reham Aljudayba Leena Abdalla Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia Saudi Journal for Health Sciences awareness breastfeeding colostrum mothers newborn saudi arabia |
| title | Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | exploring mothers knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the jazan region saudi arabia |
| topic | awareness breastfeeding colostrum mothers newborn saudi arabia |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/sjhs.sjhs_121_24 |
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