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The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the body image of pregnancy on the breastfeeding attitude and the postpartum breastfeeding process. The sample of the study consisted of 242 pregnant women who applied to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of a public hospital. Personal information form, Breastfeeding Attitudes of The Evaluation Scale (BAES) and The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) were administered by face-to-face interview method at the first visit. At the end of the sixth month, mothers were contacted by telephone and the Breastfeeding Process Evaluation Form was applied (n = 113). In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistical methods, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: It was determined that 61.2% of pregnant were in the age range of 18-25 years, 31.4% of them were high school graduates, 85.1% were not working and 66.1% had a moderate level of income. The average of the average scores of the pregnant women were 209.02 ± 19.80; The average score of BAES is 107.95 ± 12.74. There was a significant positive correlation between the average scores of MBSRQ scale and BAES scores (p <0,000, r = 0.249). During the postnatal period, 77% of the mothers nursed their babies, 54.1% of the mothers suckled for 5-6 months, 49.4% of them fed their babies for 6 months only with breast milk and 50.6% mixed. It was determined that there was no significant difference between the nutritional status of the breastfeeding status, duration of breastfeeding and the baby during 6 months of postpartum period and MBSRQ points average (p> 0.05). Discussions and conclusions: Women with a positive body image in pregnancy were found to have higher breastfeeding attitudes. It was determined that the body image in the pregnancy did not affect the postnatal breastfeeding process.

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