Delayed Onset of Lactation and Accompanying Perinatal Factors in Mothers Who Delivered at the End of A Normal Term Pregnancy

Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Objective: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of delayed onset of lactation and accompanying perinatal factors in mothers who gave birth after a normal gestational course without any health problems.
 Methods: The study sample consisted of infants and their mothers who had given birth at Şanlıurfa Şan Med Hospital and then applied to the Pediatrics Health and Diseases Polyclinic for health check-ups within 3-15 days postpartum between June 2017 and September 2017. The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0. 
 Results: Delayed lactation was reported by 30.6% of mothers, being more common among primiparous mothers and those who delivered by cesarean section (p