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Association between maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding and postpartum depression symptoms.
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- Maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Pooled it
- From Mind to Milk: The Influence of Psychological Factors on the Composition of Human Breast Milk.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Nutritional factors and cross-national postpartum depression prevalence: an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of 412 studies from 46 countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Measuring Mothers' Viewpoints of Breast Pump Usage.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Impact of Telelactation on Breastfeeding Satisfaction at 6 Months Postpartum: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Academic pediatricsTrial
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- Predictors of postpartum depression among mothers in Wenzhou, China: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2026Article
- Effects of a Self-Efficacy-Based Breastfeeding Support Program (SBP) on Primipara's Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Receiving screened donor human milk as part of a community-based lactation support programme reduces parental symptoms of anxiety and depression.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Disparities in being able to donate human milk impacts upon maternal wellbeing: Lessons for scaling up milk bank service provision.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- From Breastfeeding to Support in Mothers' Feeding Choices: A Key Role in the Prevention of Postpartum Depression?Nutrients · 2024Review
- Women's Satisfaction with Breastfeeding and Risk of Exclusive Breastfeeding Interruption.Nutrients · 2023Article
- "The Name of This is Fourth Trimester. A Lot of People Don't Know About it": A Qualitative Analysis to Inform the Development of a Web-Based Tool.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Their Selected Psychological Predictors in Breast-, Mixed and Formula-Feeding Mothers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Determinants of postpartum depression among mothers in Debre Tabor town, North-central, Ethiopia: Community-based unmatched case-control study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women.Materia socio-medica · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the multiple health benefits of breastfeeding, it is essential to identify factors that may negatively interfere with this healthy practice. Among such factors are postpartum depression (PPD) and maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding and symptoms of PPD in the first month after childbirth.
methodsThis cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study was conducted in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with 287 puerperal women selected at two maternity hospitals, one public and one private. Women were interviewed at their homes the week after the infant completed 30 days of life. A structured questionnaire was applied, as well as instruments to evaluate maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding (Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale) and to screen for PPD (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale). The association between higher satisfaction with breastfeeding (outcome) and negative PPD screening test was assessed using Poisson regression with robust variance, adjusting for specific covariables. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were estimated.
resultsThe prevalence of increased satisfaction with breastfeeding (defined as women with scores above the median) was 47% higher among women who screened negative for PPD when compared to those with a positive result (aPR 1.47; 95%CI 1.01-2.16). This result was adjusted for maternal age and skin color, cohabitation with the infant's father, planned pregnancy, type of delivery, exclusive breastfeeding, and occurrence of breastfeeding problems.
conclusionsThe findings of this study showed an association between higher maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding and absence of PPD symptoms, reinforcing the importance of caring for the mental health of pregnant and puerperal women and paying attention to their satisfaction with breastfeeding.
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