Abstract :
Background: The pregnancy and postpartum period marks a significant
transition in a woman’s life. Understanding the relationship between
breastfeeding, postpartum care, and infant well-being is complex. Infants
who are not breastfed have higher risks of infectious morbidity, childhood
obesity, diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome. Mothers
who fail to breastfeed face increased risks of premenopausal breast
cancer, ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarction, metabolic
syndrome, and retained gestational weight gain. However, breastfeeding
can present challenges such as breast engorgement, plugged milk ducts,
mastitis, and sore nipples, leading to discomfort or pain and causing
many women to stop breastfeeding soon after delivery.
Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted among 80 postnatal
mothers selected through non-probability purposive sampling at Lalla Ded
Hospital, Srinagar. Data was collected using a self-structured interview
schedule.
Keyword :
Knowledge, Breast feeding problems, Management of breast feeding problems, Postnatal mothers, Information booklet.