Study on the Effect of Mental Health Education on Breastfeeding Behavior in Pregnant and Perinatal Period

摘要

Objective: Carry out maternal health education during pregnancy and childbirth, conduct observation and analysis of maternal breastfeeding behavior. Methods: take 120 pregnant women attending our hospital during the period of February 2017 to January 2018, randomly divide them into control group and observation group. The control group is given only routine nursing intervention while the observation group is given both routine nursing intervention as well as mental health education. After that, we compare the nursing effects including the time gap when breasts start to make milk, postpartum depression and the feeding situation. Compared with the control group, the time gap for breast starting to produce milk is shorter than the control group, and there is a significant difference between the groups (P<0.05). The percentage of exclusive breastfeeding in the observation group is significantly higher, and the appearance of postpartum depression significantly decreased, the differences between the groups is significant (P<0.05), and women have postpartum depression are relieved while their mental health education knowledge is strengthened. Conclusion: the implementation of mental health education nursing intervention can help pregnant women control their emotions, enhance their mental capacity, relieve postpartum depression, adapt to this special period and adjust breastfeeding along with higher nursing satisfaction rate and is worthy of clinical significance. Breastfeeding is the healthiest diet for infants, infants fed by breast milk are proven to have better immunity, intelligence and vitality. It is also believed that breastfeeding can also reduce the mortality rate of infants and young children, especially premature infants, and the health benefits can be extended to adulthood. Breastfeeding is one of the most advocating methods in the World Health Organization and The United Nations Children's Fund. It is an important process that ensures the healthy growth of babies. Breastfeeding mainly refers to the use of mother's milk to feed their infants. Breast milk is considered as a natural food source for infants, breast-feeding is not only important for the infant's late-natal nutrition, growth, and immunity, but it can also prevent maternal postpartum hemorrhage, increase body metabolism, and help reduce complications. Postpartum stage of early lactation and multiple lactation should be considered as as one of the key links in the success of breastfeeding. However, in recent years, pregnant women are affected by many complex factors such as life, society, psychology, physiology, and spirit. The rate of breast-feeding has shown a significant downward trend, which is not conducive to healthy growth and development of infants. In the clinical department, there are often many mothers who do not produce milk after giving birth, and the newborn needs mother feeding, which is a more worrying issue. Some mothers with a small amount of milk do not cooperate actively or they may also be embarrassed to do so. What's more, it also physically, psychologically affect their life. If it is more serious, it may have a repulsive effect, and it is more likely to trigger a series of negative emotions (depression, etc.). As a result, the curative effect and prognosis will be seriously affected and is not conducive to maternal rehabilitation, causing great psychological burden on the mothers. Relevant medical workers should pay great attention to this and mental health education plays an important role in maternal prevention and treatment. This article analyzes the effect of mental health education during maternity period on the breast feeding behavior.