Smartphone App Boosts Breastfeeding Low breastfeeding self‑efficacy, fragmented support, and unmanaged early breastfeeding problems remain key reasons many mothers stop breastfeeding before six months. In this randomized controlled study from a Turkish training and research hospital, 60 primiparous women were followed prospectively after allocation to either routine postpartum breastfeeding counseling or counseling plus a purpose‑built smartphone app delivering WHO/UNICEF–based video content, daily motivational messages for 30 days (then weekly to six months), and an interactive “ Ask Me ” function for direct questions.
Outcomes were measured repeatedly using the Postpartum Breastfeeding Self‑Efficacy Scale (14–70) and the Breastfeeding Problems Evaluation Scale (18–90), with follow‑ups on day 1, day 14, week 6, and months 3 and 6, analysed by repeated‑measures ANOVA and regression.…
