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Objective: Breast milk is the ideal food that is particularly essential for 0-2 aged babies. It is recommended to consume breast milk specifically in the first six months of life. This study aims to find out the mothers’ practices and opinions about breast milk and the factors related to breastfeeding and to give information to the mothers and make recommendations.Materials and Methods: In this research, a survey about the breastfeeding practices and points of view is applied to 280 mothers who had given birth in Aydın Maternity and Children Hospital were questioned about breastfeeding and their knowledge and opinions about itResults: The majority of the mothers who have taken the survey were graduated primary and middle school 72.5% , housewives 80.7% , mothers who had a natural childbirth 61.4% . When the results of the survey are evaluated, it is identified that nearly all the mothers 98.9% have breastfed their babies just after the birth and taken different training from medical staff while and after pregnancy about lactation and breastfeeding. As a result of the statistical analysis, it is identified that the most important factors in increasing the duration of breastfeeding are the training taken by the mother while and after pregnancy about lactation and breastfeeding and some kind of support given by the husband during breastfeeding p

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