Data collection and analysis
Hospitalized pregnant women satisfaction and breastfeeding knowledge questionnaires were given to all participants
of both Continuous primary nursing care and task-centered nursing care groups on the day of their discharge.
The questionnaires were collected through a period of two months.
The data on rates of new mothers’ postpartum urinary retention, breastfeeding, and breast discomfort were collected at different times individually for a period of three months.
The symptom of urinary retention was defined as the inability of a postpartum woman to urinate six hours or more after delivery.
Breastfeeding was defined as a new mother who fed her baby with breast milk only during hospitalization and for a period of six weeks after discharge from the hospital.
The data on degree of breast discomfort was collected for three days immediately after delivery.
The symptoms of breast discomfort were categorized as mild, medium, and severe based on the woman’s report of the severity of her symptoms.
The definitions for mild, medium and severe breast discomfort were as follows.
Mild breast discomfort was when a new mother reported milk filled-up without the formation of milk blocks in breast and mild breast pain.
Medium breast discomfort included milk filled-up with milk blocks in breast and moderate breast pain.
Severe breast discomfort included symptoms of milk filled-up, obvious breast swelling with severe breast pain.
Statistical data analysis was conducted using a t-test or χ2 test along with power analysis.