The significance of breastfeeding practices on postpartum depression risk.

Christine ToledoRosina CianelliNatalia Villegas RodriguezGiovanna De OliveiraKarina GattamortaDanuta WojnarEmmanuela Ojukwu

Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2021)

Study findings suggest breastfeeding as a cost efficient and healthy behavior that can decrease a woman's risk for PPD. Nurses should educate and promote the maternal mental health benefits of breastfeeding in addition to the health benefits for the infant.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
preterm infants
public health
primary care
depressive symptoms
mental illness
case report
pregnant women
risk assessment
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth