Breastfeeding positively affects mother-infant bonding (5). Breast milk is the healthiest food source for the nutrition and development of the newborn (6). Mortality and morbidity rates from infectious diseases are lower in breastfed babies (4). It is stated that breastfeeding provides protection against postpartum bleeding, postpartum depression, ovarian and breast cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes (3). The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months in the world is 43% (2). Although breastfeeding is a common practice in Turkey, the rate of babies exclusively breastfed is 45% in the first three months, 4-5. 6-8% to 14% per month. It was determined that it decreased to 4% per month (7).
Continuing breastfeeding effectively and breastfeeding success strengthens the bond between mother and baby (4). Breastfeeding self-efficacy is associated with positive breastfeeding outcomes (5). However, it has been determined that there is a positive relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success (8). In a study conducted with mothers whose babies were followed in the neonatal intensive care unit, it was determined that there was a positive relationship between the mothers; breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy (Y5).
Studies have determined that mothers; attitudes towards breastfeeding their babies have a significant impact on their baby's feeding behavior (5-7). When mothers develop a positive attitude towards infant nutrition, the time to start breastfeeding and the transition to breastfeeding and complementary feeding can be positively affected (6-8). However, mothers; attitudes towards breastfeeding are affected by the mothers; mood. In a study, it was determined that there was a relationship between the mother's mood and breastfeeding attitude (8). In a different study, it was found that there was a negative relationship between the mother's anxiety level and breastfeeding success (5). However, postpartum depression can occur in the postpartum period (4). Mothers with depressive symptoms experience more anxiety about breastfeeding their babies (8). It has been reported that mothers who are stressed and anxious about taking care of the baby also worry about breastfeeding, and the breastfeeding rate is lower in these mothers (8). While the mother's inability to breastfeed her baby may be a risk factor for depression, the mother may stop breastfeeding depending on the development of depression (6-8).
Nowadays, the use of artificial intelligence has become inevitable to improve the quality of nursing care (8-10). Chat-Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Chat-GPT) (9), a system developed by Open AI (AI), extracts a wealth of information from a variety of online sources, including books, articles, and websites, and through human-like feedback It improves text creation abilities (7). It uses deep learning, which simulates human learning, to produce human-like answers to questions. Deep learning refers to the use of multiple layers of filters, each of which provides an output score that serves as input for the next layer (9). Providing education to health professionals, especially nurses, on health-related issues, including breastfeeding, is an important part of nurses; professional roes (9).
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of artificial intelligence-supported and nurse-led online breastfeeding counseling on mothers; breastfeeding competencies.
