OBJECTIVE: To validate the content and appearance of a flipchart titled "I can breastfeed my child" among puerperal women admitted to a rooming-in obstetrics ward. METHODS: Validation study of the appearance (clarity/comprehension) and content (relevance) of the flipchart pictures among 21 puerperal women. The pictures were used as part of an instrument that includes a discursive questionnaire that was used to evaluate the content and appearance of the flipchart and the motivation and sociodemographic characteristics of the women. RESULTS: All illustrations were considered clear and comprehensive. However, picture 6 had an 85.7% relevance compared with 90% to 100% for the other pictures. The index of global content validity for the pictures in the flipchart was 0.92. CONCLUSION: The flipchart appears to usable in other studies and in daily practice in the community or a hospital environment, such as a rooming-in ward.
Breastfeeding; Self-efficacy; Maternal-child nursing; Advanced practice nursing; Validation studies
