Women’s experiences of breastfeeding during pregnancy: A Turkish descriptive study

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dc.authorid0000-0002-4509-6275
dc.authorid0009-0002-7658-6530
dc.authorid0000-0001-6573-242X
dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Sema
dc.contributor.authorİnce, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorYıldız, Nevin
dc.contributor.authorEski, Nuray
dc.contributor.authorÇoban, Emine Asuman
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T08:42:29Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T08:42:29Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractBackground Breastfeeding is generally terminated when the mother becomes pregnant again within two years because there is no clear consensus on how to manage breastfeeding during pregnancy. Additionally, health professionals may not have accurate information about this issue. This study aimed to determine women’s attitudes towards breastfeeding during pregnancy and why they stopped breastfeeding when they became pregnant. Methods This study is a descriptive one, involving pregnant mothers with a breastfeeding infant under 2 years old (n=101). The participants were followed up regarding those who had given birth to a new child and chosen the BDP. The researchers surveyed them after birth. The data were collected using a survey form that included a total of 26 questions created by the researchers, which aligned with the existing literature. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included information about maternal, neonatal, and obstetrical data, as well as breastfeeding experience and problems encountered during pregnancy. Data were handled and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics v22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results The mean age of the mothers was 29.3 years (SD±4.9), gravidity was 3.2 (SD±1.7), and parity was 2.5 (SD±1.1). The mean age of the breastfed children was 12.6 months (SD±5.3) when the mothers became pregnant again. The reasons for stopping breastfeeding were professional advice (35%, n=34), their own decision (30%, n=30), believing that breastfeeding could have adverse effects on the unborn baby, and social pressure (16%). Only 5% (n=5) of mothers continued breastfeeding between 7 and 9 months after pregnancy. Conclusions Our results indicate that when a mother wishes to breastfeed during pregnancy, providing breastfeeding counseling by healthcare professionals with accurate information is essential to sustain lactation and maintain the well-being of the breastfeeding child without harm to the unborn baby.
dc.identifier.citationBayraktar, S., İnce, Z., Yıldız, N., Eski, N., & Çoban, E. A. (2025). Women’s experiences of breastfeeding during pregnancy: A Turkish descriptive study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25(1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08475-2
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12884-025-08475-2
dc.identifier.endpage7
dc.identifier.issn1471-2393
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmidPMID: 41372890
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105024342341
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08475-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13055/1271
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001635997400002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.indekslendigikaynak.otherSCI-E - Science Citation Index Expanded
dc.institutionauthorÇoban, Emine Asuman
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0001-6573-242X
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Link
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectBreastfeeding During Pregnancy
dc.subjectBreastfeeding
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectLactation
dc.subjectHuman Milk
dc.titleWomen’s experiences of breastfeeding during pregnancy: A Turkish descriptive study
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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