The Effect of the Number of Breastfeeding Sessions per Day in the Early Postpartum Period on Postpartum Depression Scores Among Pregnant Women Without Risk Factors for Depression : A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) score on the 10th day postpartum and the number of breastfeeding sessions per day among puerperal women (with no known depression risk factors and a low [<10] EPDS score after delivery). Materials and Methods: A total of 1,451 nulliparous, 37- to 41-week pregnant women who gave birth between August 2020 and August 2022 and who underwent routine postpartum checkups on the 10th day after delivery were included in this study. Pregnant women with risk factors for depression before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and after delivery were not included. Patients with an EPDS score of ≥10 after delivery were excluded from the study. On the 10th day after birth, the mean number of breastfeeding sessions per day of the population in the study was determined. Patients with a number of breastfeeding sessions per day above the mean value were classified as Group A (n = 45), and those with values below the mean were classified as Group B (n = 67). Results: The mean number of breastfeeding sessions per day was 10.15. The EPDS scores of Group A (6 [0-19]) were significantly lower than those of Group B (8 [0-20]) (p < 0.05). A negative linear relationship was found between the number of breastfeeding sessions per day and the EPDS scores on the 10th day postpartum (p < 0.05). No statistically significant difference was found between the EPDS scores and the education status, age, or gestational week of the patients (p > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the number of breastfeeding sessions per day and the education status or age of the patients (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Higher number of breastfeeding sessions per day is associated with less risk of maternal postpartum depression. There is a need for new studies on the consequences of the number and quality of breastfeeding sessions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - 19(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 47-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sivas, Mustafa Can [VerfasserIn]
Ohanoglu Cetinel, Karolin [VerfasserIn]
Aykan, İsmail İstemihan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breastfeeding
EPDS
Education status
Journal Article
Postpartum depression

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/bfm.2023.0193

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367316218