Effect Of Postpartum DepressIon On Breast-FeedIng DuratIon Ofınfants And Infant Growth
2015
Postpartum depression is commonly seen in mothers and affects
mother-infant relationship and care. This study was conducted as
descriptive with aim of determining the effect of PPD on breast-feeding
duration of mothers who are and are not under risk of postpartum
depression (PPD) and on infant growth. The sample consisted of 131
mothers and infants selected with nonprobability method and agreed
to attend. PPD risk ratio of mothers was found as 22,9% (those with
EPDS points ≥13, n: 30). It was found that breast-feeding duration of
the mothers under risk in terms of PPD was statistically significantly
shorter with respect to the mother who were not under risk (n:101)
(p0.05). It was found that the mothers under risk of PPD
has shorter breast-feeding duration for the infants and weight gains
of the infants were lower.
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