**4.2 Lack of support**

The literature showed that mothers with C-sections report a lack of support from health workers in the breastfeeding process. In previous studies, it has been stated repeatedly about the lack of support and patience of family members. In the UK it was reported that mothers felt tired and were not motivated to continue breastfeeding because the family did not support the breastfeeding program. Likewise, women in Hong Kong who do not receive support from their families tend to use formula milk [13]. Supported by another study, the results showed that all mothers had good knowledge about breastfeeding, 26.4% of whom had prior experience in giving breast milk, but only 6.9% and a total of 29.2% started breastfeeding on the first and second day after C-section. Support from health workers in terms of assisting the process

of breastfeeding is reported to be low. The correlation test found that the support of health care professionals and the conditions of rooming-in were factors related to the breastfeeding practice (p-value 0.39; p = 0.001; phi value = 0.47; p = 0.001). The low breastfeeding for mothers after C-section correlates with the low support of health care professionals and delays in rooming-in [33].
