Abstract:

Purpose: This study was carried out in women who had a vaginal birth in the first month after childbirth to determine the relationship between depression and breastfeeding self-sufficiency. Tool and Method: This research is a study of the type of identifying relationship searcher. The sample was made by 218 women over the age of 18 who submitted an ASM for lohusa monitoring and newborn vaccination in postpartum 1 month, who did not have a mental illness during pregnancy and pregnancy. The data was collected using the socio-demographic information form created by the researchers, the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression (EDD) and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency Scale (EDD) using the face-to-face conversation technique. In the assessment of the data, one-way variance analysis, t test in independent groups, postpartum depression and breastfeeding self-capacity were applied to determine the relationship between Pearson correlation test. The average age of women who agreed to participate in the study is 27.38±4.49. The average breastfeeding self-sufficiency score was 47.80±6.62 (min=33, max=62), while the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression score was 14.94±3.31 (min=3, max=20). According to the findings obtained in our study, a high level of statistically meaningful relationship was found in the negative direction (r=-.680, p<0.001). Results: The study found that women with high depression rates had low breastfeeding self-sufficiency rates. Parents and nurses working in family health centers in the postpartum period are advised to support the breastfeeding self-sufficiency of the woman by providing support for the early detection and solution of depression in women.

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