Association between postpartum depression level, social support level and breastfeeding attitude and breastfeeding self-efficacy in early postpartum women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study was aimed at investigating the association between postpartum women's breastfeeding self-efficacy levels and their depression levels, social support levels, and breastfeeding attitudes in early postpartum period.

Methods

The cross-sectional study was carried out in Kirklareli in Turkey. The population of the study consisted of 398 women aged 15-49 in the first 42 days of the postpartum period who presented to eight family health centers. The study data were collected face-to-face using the Personal Information Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Breastfeeding Attitudes of the Evaluation Scale (BAES).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mercan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8018654 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature