Аннтотация

© 2018, Dynasty Publishing House. All rights reserved. The objective. To study the quality of life of feeding mothers and toe establish whether the adherence to breastfeeding influences physical and mental health of women. Patients and methods. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 151 mothers who had small infants. Their quality of life was studied with the help of the SF-36 questionnaire. Results. As we have found, the higher is the material wellbeing of the family, the less women adhere to breastfeeding (per capita income of the family of breastfeeding mothers are almost 2 times lower than in nonbreastfeeding women – 22500 ± 3.800 and 43958.33 ± 4.240 rubles, respectively, р < 0.05). Subjective perceptions of physical health (functioning), parameters of life activity (Vitality – VT) and subjective assessment of their health (General Health – GH) were similar in both breastfeeding and nonbreastfeeding mothers (VT 56.48 ± 3.77 and 58.33 ± 2.91; GH 68.52 ± 4.13 and 65.83 ± 1.95, р > 0.05). Irrespective of breastfeeding adherence, women after childbirth did not report of worsening of their health (50.93 ± 4.01 and 44.79 ± 2.61, respectively, р > 0.05). But in breastfeeding mothers parameters of the quality of life were demonstrative of a higher endurance (physical functioning 73.89 ± 1.66 and 85.22 ± 3.19, role functioning 52.78 ± 2.16 and 65.63 ± 3.73, р < 0.05). Breastfeeding mothers more rarely had difficulties in routine activities due to their physical condition and pain (bodily pain 73.89 ± 3.77 and131.35 ± 2.16, р < 0.05), physical and emotional condition did not interfere with communication and social activity (social functioning 67.13 ± 1.93 and 139.8 ± 6.92, р < 0.05, mental health 95.11 ± 7.18 and 58.17 ± 8.11, р < 0.05). They are less prone to depression and have higher values of the positive emotions parameter (role emotional functioning 64.08 ± 3.98 and 215.73 ± 12.67, р < 0.01). Conclusion. The results of the study can be used in programmes aimed at expanding breastfeeding.