Father Support, Postpartum Depression, and Breastfeeding Weaning Time: A Structural Equational Model
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Title
Father Support, Postpartum Depression, and Breastfeeding Weaning Time: A Structural Equational Model
Subject
Breastfeeding; father support; postpartum depression; weaning
Description
Background: Fathers are crucial to family well-being and beyond during pregnancy
and childbirth. However, research on the long-term effects of father involvement
during prenatal and its postpartum outcome, particularly in Indonesia, is limited.
Purpose: This study aimed to measure the direct and indirect effects of father
support throughout pregnancy on postpartum depression and breastfeeding weaning
time, by considering potential mediating pathways and controlling for relevant
sociodemographic variables.
Methods: Prospective observational techniques were employed from January to July
2021, involving 648 consecutively selected mothers attending antenatal care in seven
health clinics in Makassar. Data collection included sociodemographic factors, father
support, and breastfeeding weaning time. Father support was assessed using the
Father Support During Pregnancy questionnaire, administered three times at a 72-
hour interval. Postpartum depression was measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal
Depression Scale while breastfeeding weaning time was quantified in weeks. The
analysis included Spearman's correlation and SEM using SPSS and SPSS Amos.
Result: The study identified negative correlations between maternal breastfeeding
weaning time and postpartum depression (r=-0.183, p<0.01) and positive
correlations with father support (r=0.148, p<0.01), parity (r=-0.269, p<0.01), and
marital age (r=0.187, p<0.01). The standardized model showed a marginal rise in the
overall influence of father support, parity, and marital age on breastfeeding weaning
time (0.256, 0.016, and 0.123, respectively). Father support emerged as the primary
contributor to postpartum depression, inversely impacting breastfeeding duration.
Higher father support correlated with lower maternal depression scores and longer.
Conclusion: This study highlights the role of father support in reducing impact of
postpartum depression on breastfeeding duration. Future research should
incorporate objective measures of father support and comprehensive assessments of
confounding variables. Intervention studies are needed to evaluate promoting father
involvement in prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care. Nurses can contribute by
participating in interdisciplinary research and advocating for comprehensive
assessment approaches.
and childbirth. However, research on the long-term effects of father involvement
during prenatal and its postpartum outcome, particularly in Indonesia, is limited.
Purpose: This study aimed to measure the direct and indirect effects of father
support throughout pregnancy on postpartum depression and breastfeeding weaning
time, by considering potential mediating pathways and controlling for relevant
sociodemographic variables.
Methods: Prospective observational techniques were employed from January to July
2021, involving 648 consecutively selected mothers attending antenatal care in seven
health clinics in Makassar. Data collection included sociodemographic factors, father
support, and breastfeeding weaning time. Father support was assessed using the
Father Support During Pregnancy questionnaire, administered three times at a 72-
hour interval. Postpartum depression was measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal
Depression Scale while breastfeeding weaning time was quantified in weeks. The
analysis included Spearman's correlation and SEM using SPSS and SPSS Amos.
Result: The study identified negative correlations between maternal breastfeeding
weaning time and postpartum depression (r=-0.183, p<0.01) and positive
correlations with father support (r=0.148, p<0.01), parity (r=-0.269, p<0.01), and
marital age (r=0.187, p<0.01). The standardized model showed a marginal rise in the
overall influence of father support, parity, and marital age on breastfeeding weaning
time (0.256, 0.016, and 0.123, respectively). Father support emerged as the primary
contributor to postpartum depression, inversely impacting breastfeeding duration.
Higher father support correlated with lower maternal depression scores and longer.
Conclusion: This study highlights the role of father support in reducing impact of
postpartum depression on breastfeeding duration. Future research should
incorporate objective measures of father support and comprehensive assessments of
confounding variables. Intervention studies are needed to evaluate promoting father
involvement in prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care. Nurses can contribute by
participating in interdisciplinary research and advocating for comprehensive
assessment approaches.
Creator
Imelda Iskandar1
, Azniah Syam2
, Azniah Syam2
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v14i2.54272
Date
29 April 2024
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Imelda Iskandar1
, Azniah Syam2, “Father Support, Postpartum Depression, and Breastfeeding Weaning Time: A Structural Equational Model,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 22, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11272.