BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS AND AFFECTIVE FACTORS DURING POSTPARTUM PERIOD

Abstract

This study aims to examine breastfeeding problems experienced by mothers with 0-1 month old babies and the factors affecting them. The research population consists of breastfeeding mothers with 0-1 month old babies who applied to a State Hospital Clinics of Gynecology and Pediatrics. In data collection, the study used “Demographic Question Form” and “Breastfeeding Experience Scale”. Data was collected face to face via questionnaire. Mothers who gave birth on the 33-37th weeks, those who do not have breastfeeding experience, those who did not breastfeed their baby within the first half hour, those who breastfed their babies as soon as they cried, those who use pacifiers or bottles and formula and supplementary, those who experience breastfeeding problems and those whose babies stayed in intensive care unit were found to experience bigger problems with breastfeeding (p