Breastfeeding and mental health

5 Mental Health Risks Many Lactating Parents Face

Powering through breastfeeding challenges carries some mental health risk – so can weaning. Especially weaning abruptly, which is extremely ...

Association of breastfeeding with mental disorders in mother and child

We found limited evidence to support a protective association between breastfeeding and the development of mental health disorders in children later in life.

The Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Mental Health

Thirty-six studies reported significant relationships between breastfeeding and maternal mental health outcomes, namely symptoms of postpartum depression and ...

Mental Health Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Literature Review - PMC

Breastfeeding also provides a psychoneuroimmunological benefit to mothers that reduces anxiety, which is likely associated with the hormone ...

Anxious About Breastfeeding? You're Not Alone - Cedars-Sinai

For some, lactation could strengthen mental health. Emerging evidence shows nursing can ease postpartum depression. Oxytocin and other bonding ...

The Psychological Benefits of Breastfeeding: Fostering Maternal ...

Breastfeeding promotes infant development by fostering robust brain growth, bolstering immune defenses, and nurturing cognitive and emotional maturation.

What you Need to Know About Breastfeeding and Parent Mental ...

When it's going well, breastfeeding can positively impact a parent's mental health by lowering rates of postpartum depression, increasing ...

Is Breastfeeding Worth Our Mental Health? - Momwell

Studies have shown, it can increase bonding with your baby, it can decrease stress, it can decrease the risk of postpartum depression.

Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression - La Leche League GB

In 2014 the journal Maternal and Child Health published a study looking at breastfeeding and maternal depression. It found that mothers who planned to ...

I Always Pictured Breastfeeding My Kids. Then My Psychiatrist ...

If it goes well, breastfeeding can boost maternal mental health—but research also shows that wanting to breastfeed and having challenges can ...

Breastfeeding & Psychiatric Medications

While many women with postpartum illness delay treatment because they are worried that the medications they take may harm the nursing infant, the accumulated ...

Mind the Mother When Considering Breastfeeding - Frontiers

Maternal mental health and breastfeeding have a tight but mixed relationship. ... Similarly, while several studies demonstrate a negative impact of depression on ...

Breastfeeding and mental health - Wikipedia

Possible benefits include improved mood and stress levels in the mother, lower risk of postpartum depression, enhanced social emotional development in the child ...

Breastfeeding and perinatal mental health

A large scale research study published in 2014 showed that mothers who planned to breastfeed and who actually went on to breastfeed were around 50% less likely ...

Mental health at the forefront of women-centred health-care systems

Mothers who have difficulty with breastfeeding or anxiety about it are at a higher risk for postpartum depression, which can lead them to stop ...

Breastfeeding and Mental Health: What's The Link? | Psych Central

Breastfeeding can have a positive or negative effect on your mental health. For example, reaching breastfeeding goals can make you feel great.

The bidirectional relationship between breastfeeding and mental ...

A small number of study participants reported that pre-existing poor mental health was exacerbated during breastfeeding. Others reported ...

The role of breastfeeding and formula feeding regarding depressive ...

In addition, 60% to 90% of women indicate breastfeeding difficulties, which may be an additional source of stress. This can lead to a vicious ...

Breastfeeding is good for mothers' mental health – but those who ...

Breastfeeding does not damage maternal mental health. In fact, a good breastfeeding experience can do marvellous things for women's well-being.

Efficacy of behavioral interventions to improve maternal mental ...

Research has consistently shown that maternal mental health disorders are associated with poorer breastfeeding outcomes. For example, prenatal ...