Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi efikasi diri ibu dan praktik menyusui di kalangan ibu yang bekerja: A literature review

Abstract

Abstract Background: Breast milk is a source of nutrition that every baby needs which is given exclusively from birth and after the age of 6 months plus complementary breast milk until the age of 2 years. Barriers to breastfeeding for mothers who return to work are the workload, stress and maternal beliefs that interfere with the quality of their relationship with their baby and the mother's employment status. Breastfeeding self-efficacy refers to a mother's ability to breastfeed her baby and is an important variable in breastfeeding duration. Purpose: To determine the factors that contribute to self-efficacy in increasing self-confidence in breastfeeding among working mothers. Method: Literature review research by identifying all quantitative and qualitative study articles related to mothers who work and are providing exclusive breastfeeding, working breastfeeding mothers, and breastfeeding selfefficacy. Literature searches using databases namely Pubmed, Scopus, Willey, and Science Direct. Results: Identified 6,013 articles and found 10 articles that were appropriate and relevant to various factors of breastfeeding self-efficacy for working mothers, such as social support, breastfeeding experience, breastfeeding knowledge, modelling, and psychological conditions of working mothers. Conclusion: There are several factors for the self-efficacy of working breastfeeding mothers, and the most dominant factor in the literature search is social support. Keywords: Breast-Feed; Self-Efficacy; Working Mother.