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The study involved 62 mothers in a NICU from August 2021 to August 2022. After all late preterm infants participating in the study completed their routine discharge procedures, pre-intervention data were collected from their mothers, and a breastfeeding guide was sent to their phones. The intervention group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 31) received breastfeeding support through WhatsApp and phone calls for 16 weeks. Posttests were taken when the infant was 6 months old. Data were collected using the mother\u2013infant information form, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form (BSES-SF), the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS), and the breastfeeding duration assessment form.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      When the infant reached 6 months, no statistically significant differences were found in inter- or intra-group BSES-SF scores, nor in inter-group IIFAS scores (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05). In the intragroup analysis, the intervention group showed a statistically significant improvement in pre- and post-intervention IIFAS scores (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05), while a significant difference was also observed between groups in breastfeeding cessation rates (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Telephone breastfeeding support has been shown to improve infant feeding attitudes and increase breastfeeding maintenance. 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