The effect of maternal functional and postpartum depression status on breastfeeding self-efficacy of the mothers: A cross-sectional study

作者：Özge Palancı Ay, Songül Aktaş · 发表于：Health Care For Women International · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1080/07399332.2021.1973008 · 被引用次数：27 · 研究领域：Breastfeeding Practices and Influences、Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum、Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

In this study, the researchers investigated the effect of maternal functioning and postpartum depression status on breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers. The study was conducted with 254 mothers with babies aged 2-6 months old. The total mean scores of the mothers were found to be 57.201 ± 7.612 on the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale, 8.516 ± 5.304 on the postpartum depression scale, and 74.055 ± 11.738 on the maternal functioning scale. 21.3% of mothers had a risk of postpartum depression. A negative relationship was found between breastfeeding self-efficacy and postpartum depression scores (p < 0.001), and a positive relationship was seen between breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal functioning scores (p < 0.001). Maternal functioning and postpartum depression status were found to have a cumulative effect of 31.5% on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy (F = 59.086 R2=0.315).