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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Euro Nursing 2017
October 26-28, 2017
32
nd
EURO
NURSING AND MEDICARE SUMMIT
October 26-28, 2017 | Paris, France
An important factor in children's mental health: Mother's milk
Zeynep BIRGE
2
and
Aysel ÖZDEMIR
1
1
Research Assistant, Inonu Unıversıty Faculty of Health, Psychiatry Nursing
2
Nurse, Igdır Public State, Hemodialyses Unit
Aim:
Breastmilk is a natural, easy to digestible food with high-bioavailability that contains all the liquid, energy and nutrients
necessary for optimum growth and development in the newborn. It has been shown that mother's milk and breastfeeding
have a significant contributions to psychological and intelligence development as well as to the child's health, nutrition and
development. The objective of this review is to give information about the effects of mother's milk on children's mental health.
Introduction:
In terms of mental illness development, there are debates about how long breastfeeding should take. However,
studies have shown that those breastfed particularly for less than 2 months or longer than 24 months had higher levels of
psychiatric problems. It is suggested that this may be related to the nature of the relationship between mother and the baby
or to the psychopathology of the mother. Studies have shown that short-term breastfeeding leads to Attention Deficit and
Hyperactivity Disorder, mental retardation, eating disorders, psychomotor development deficits, autism and behavioral
disorders. A study in Ireland found that breastfeeding during infancy is an important determinant of healthy mental status in
9-year-old children. A retrospective study on mother's milk found that no breastfeeding or breastfeeding for less than 2 weeks
increased the risk of schizophrenia.
Conclusion:
In summary, studies have shown that breastfeeding and the duration of breastfeeding have many positive effects,
directly or indirectly, on the mental health of children and community. Breastfeeding is a significant opportunity at the
beginning of life.
Key Words:
Children’s Mental Health, Mother’s Milk, Nursing.
aysel.ozdemir@inonu.edu.trZeynep Birge et al., J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-061