Diez-Sampedro Ana, Flowers Monica, Olenick Maria, Maltseva Tatayana, Valdes Guillermo
Nurs Womens Health. 2019 Oct;23(5):383-389. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
Because of the many known maternal and neonatal health benefits of breastfeeding, there have been significant efforts to encourage exclusive breastfeeding, and many hospitals follow the guidelines of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. However, even with the right support, many women are unable to exclusively breastfeed, which may make them feel anxious and/or depressed. Psychological pressure to exclusively breastfeed has the potential to contribute to postpartum depression symptoms in new mothers who are unable to achieve their breastfeeding intentions. In this commentary, we focus on the well-being of the mother-infant dyad and argue for further research on maternal stress related to breastfeeding difficulties or pressure and the need to physically and psychologically assess and support women who are unable to breastfeed successfully or exclusively.
由于母乳喂养对母婴健康有诸多已知益处，人们已做出大量努力鼓励纯母乳喂养，许多医院也遵循“爱婴医院倡议”的指导方针。然而，即便有适当的支持，许多女性仍无法进行纯母乳喂养，这可能使她们感到焦虑和/或抑郁。纯母乳喂养带来的心理压力有可能导致无法实现母乳喂养意愿的新妈妈出现产后抑郁症状。在这篇评论中，我们关注母婴二元组的福祉，并主张进一步研究与母乳喂养困难或压力相关的母亲压力，以及对无法成功进行母乳喂养或纯母乳喂养的女性进行身体和心理评估及支持的必要性。
