The relationship between breastfeeding success, self-qualification and maternal binding

The study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study aimed at determining the relationship between breastfeeding success and self-efficacy and maternal attachment in women of childbearing age (15-49 years). The study was conducted in Gaziantep Kavaklık Rotary Family Health Center between March-June 2017. This study employed a questionnaire for determining the socio-demographic characteristics of women, the LATCH Breastfeeding Identification and Assessment Scale, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Maternal Bonding Scale. The data was analyzed using SPSS 17 package software. The Kruskall Wallis and Mann Whitney-U Test were used in data analysis. The women who participated in the study had an average score of 9.87±0.42 in the LATCH Breastfeeding Identification and Assessment Scale, 63.51±10.71 in the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale and 101.58±2.28 in the Maternal Bonding Scale. The difference between average Maternal Bonding Scores according to age group was statistically significant (p<0.05). The statistical relationship between the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Score and Maternal Bonding Score was positive and significant at a low level (p<0.05). As the breastfeeding self-efficacy score increases, the maternal attachment score also increases.