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October 15, 2025Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine

The Impact of Maternal Breastfeeding Knowledge on Breastfeeding Attitudes, Duration and Physical Development of Children

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YGYasemin GurganMGMehtap GömleksizBYBurkay Yakar

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals significant associations between maternal knowledge, breastfeeding duration, and child development.

Key Points

  • Higher breastfeeding knowledge is associated with improved attitudes and longer breastfeeding duration, positively impacting child development.
  • Employed mothers scored 63.60 on the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale, indicating a link between employment status and breastfeeding attitudes.
  • A significant correlation exists between maternal breastfeeding knowledge and children's anthropometric measurements over initial months.
  • Community-based programs and family-centered counseling are vital for promoting breastfeeding practices and enhancing infant health.

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Gurgan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f01110f081da0584b56716https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2025140307
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