Trial reportScientific reports2022
A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of a brief motivational intervention to promote breastfeeding in postpartum depression.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional counseling strategies in breastfeeding: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of behavioral interventions to improve maternal mental health and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother-Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Trial
- Breastfeeding success in the first 6 months of online breastfeeding counseling after cesarean delivery and its effect on anthropometric measurements of the baby: a randomized controlled study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2022Trial
- Long-Term Effectiveness of a Mobile-Based Breastfeeding Program for Women with Gestational Diabetes: 6-Month Follow-Up of a Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding and later depression and anxiety in mothers in Ireland: a 10-year prospective observational study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward delayed onset of lactogenesis among postpartum women experiencing mother-infant separation: a multi-center cross-sectional study.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence-assisted chatbot: impact on breastfeeding outcomes and maternal anxiety.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Breastfeeding Interventions and Programs Conducted Across Spanish-Speaking Countries.Health promotion practice · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression: A Review of Relationships and Potential Mechanisms.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
- Maternal antenatal depression's effects on child developmental delays: Gestational age, postnatal depressive symptoms, and breastfeeding as mediators.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Breast Milk and the Importance of Chrononutrition.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most frequent psychiatric complication during the postnatal period. According to existing evidence, an association exists between the development of PPD and the maintenance of breastfeeding. A brief motivational intervention (bMI), based on the motivational interview, seems effective in promoting breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to analyse the impact of a bMI aiming to promote breastfeeding on the development of PPD and explore the mediating/moderating roles of breastfeeding and breastfeeding self-efficacy in the effect of the intervention on developing PPD. Eighty-eight women who gave birth by vaginal delivery and started breastfeeding during the immediate postpartum period were randomly assigned to the intervention group (bMI) or control group (breastfeeding education). Randomisation by minimisation was carried out. The breastfeeding duration was longer in the intervention group (11.06 (± 2.94) weeks vs 9.02 (± 4.44), p = 0.013). The bMI was associated with a lower score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, with a regression β coefficient of - 2.12 (95% CI - 3.82; - 0.41). A part of this effect was mediated by the effect of the intervention on the duration of breastfeeding (mediation/moderation index β = - 0.57 (95% CI - 1.30; - 0.04)). These findings suggest that a bMI aiming to promote breastfeeding has a positive impact preventing PPD mainly due to its effectiveness in increasing the duration of breastfeeding.
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