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This study was conducted in Turkey for the purpose of studying the postgraduate thesis studies in the field of nursing in the past five years. Method: In the study, the summer scan of the field was made for the purpose of gathering data, and then the scan was made with the keyword "small" in the National Thesis Center's database of the Higher Education Council. At the end of the scan, 52 graduate theses were identified and the knowledge of these theses was reached. Results: The National Thesis Center Database examined all scientific disciplines and found that 44.1% of the theses on breastfeeding were done in the nursing field. Of the theses in the field of nursing, 44 have been master’s, 8 have been done at the doctoral level. In 51 of these studies, the qualitative method was used in 1. 18 of the theses performed by the Nicel method are semi-experimental/experimental, 28 are identifying/cessional, 4 are metadological, 1 are factual-control study. The most studied topics are the effects of breastfeeding training and breastfeeding advice given by nurses on breastfeeding (25%) in different groups (such as breastfeeding, obesity, caesarean birth, etc.). Breastfeeding self-sufficiency and breastfeeding success (%23.07), the factors affecting breastfeeding self-sufficiency (%15.4) and the measurements related to breastfeeding are the adaptation studies to Turkey (%7.7). Only one of these studies was done with the fathers, and all the other studies included the mothers in the work. Results: The research finds that breastfeeding training and consultancy provided by nurses increases the mother’s perception of breastfeeding self-sufficiency, breastfeeding success, positive practices of breastfeeding, only extends the time of nutrition with breast milk, reduces the risk of depression at birth and improves the quality of life. It has been emphasized that it is important to start breastfeeding training and breastfeeding counseling during pregnancy and to include these training in their fathers. Breastfeeding self-sufficiency has been found to be influenced by factors such as mother's baby bond, sleep arrangement, relationship between spouses, marriage harmony, birth end comfort, mother's social support. It is also stated that it is necessary to determine the needs of individuals in different groups and to plan breastfeeding counseling according to these needs. The fact that the majority of the postgraduate thesis studies on breastfeeding are carried out by nurses shows that nurses play an important role in this. It is recommended to increase randomized controlled studies in the field of nursing in order to develop evidence of this and to include parents in the studies.

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