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Title: The interplay between emotional and breastfeeding difficulties in first-time mothers.
Authors: García, María Ignacia (AUTHOR), Coo, Soledad (AUTHOR), Valdés, Verónica (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology. Jan2026, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p115-128. 14p.
Subjects: Breastfeeding, Statistical correlation, Self-evaluation, Repeated measures design, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Mental health, Health status indicators, Self-efficacy, Secondary analysis, T-test (Statistics), Data analysis, Research funding, Questionnaires, Scientific observation, Multiple regression analysis, Logistic regression analysis, Emotions, Attitudes of mothers, Parenting, Anxiety, Chi-squared test, Psychology of mothers, Research, Statistics, Motherhood, Social support, Psychological tests, Mental depression
Geographic Terms: Chile
Abstract: Aim/Background: Both mental maternal health and breastfeeding difficulties impact maternal and infant health. The present study analyses the association between psychosocial and breastfeeding variables and maternal mental health. Design/Methods: The participants were 107 first-time mothers from Chile. Sociodemographic variables and breastfeeding difficulties were assessed at 6 weeks postpartum. Depression and anxiety symptoms, parental self-efficacy, and perceived social support were measured using validated, self-report questionnaires at 6 weeks and 5 months postpartum. This study is a secondary analysis of an intervention trial. Results: 76% of the women reported having experienced some breastfeeding difficulty in the first postpartum weeks. The number of breastfeeding difficulties was associated with maternal mental health symptoms at 6 weeks postpartum and parental self-efficacy at both assessment times. Women who did not experience breastfeeding difficulties presented significantly fewer depressive (t(102) = 2.5, p =.015) and anxiety symptoms (t(50) = 2.3, p =.028) at 6 weeks postpartum than those who did. Mothers who exclusively breastfed at 5 months postpartum presented significantly higher parental self-efficacy (t(94) = 2.4, p =.044). A higher number of breastfeeding difficulties and low perceived social support contributed to higher depressive symptoms (R2 =.30; F(3,103) = 14.6, p <.001), anxiety symptoms (R2 =.32, F(3.103) = 17.27, p <.001) and lower parental self-efficacy at 6 weeks postpartum (R2 =.39; F(2,103) = 9.4, p <.001). Conclusion: Breastfeeding difficulties and social support are associated with fewer mental health symptoms and higher parental self-efficacy during early postpartum in first-time mothers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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