I should have waited until I was done searching Medscape to post a reply to
Kim, but here are a couple of more:
Breast-feeding is associated with reduced perceived stress and negative mood
in mothers.
Health Psychol 2002 Mar;21(2):187-93 (ISSN: 0278-6133)
Mezzacappa ES; Katlin ES
Behavioral Medicine Program, Columbia University, Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, New York, New York 10032-3784, USA.
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"Two studies examined the effects of breast-feeding on maternal stress and
mood. In Experiment 1, perceived stress in the past month was compared
between 28 breast-feeding and 27 bottle-feeding mothers. Breast-feeding
mothers reported less perceived stress, after controlling for demographic
confounds. In Experiment 2, mood ratings were assessed in the same 24
mothers both before and then after 1 breast-feeding and 1 bottle-feeding
session. Breast-feeding was associated with a decrease in negative mood, and
bottle-feeding was associated with a decrease in positive mood from pre- to
postfeeding. Results indicated that breast-feeding buffers negative mood.
These effects appeared to be attributable to the effects of breast-feeding
itself and not solely to individual-differences factors."
Direct and indirect effects of breast milk on the neurobehavioral and
cognitive development of premature infants.
Dev Psychobiol 2003 Sep;43(2):109-19 (ISSN: 0012-1630)
Feldman R; Eidelman AI
Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 52900.
"Eighty-six premature infants were tested to examine the effects of maternal
breast milk on infant development. Infants were classified by breast-milk
consumption during the hospitalization period (M = 57.4 days) into three
groups: those receiving minimal (<25% of nutrition), intermediate (25-75%),
and substantial (>75%) amounts of breast milk. Infants in the three groups
were matched for birth weight, gestational age (GA), medical risk, and
family demographics. At 37 weeks GA, mother-infant interaction was
videotaped, maternal depression self-reported, and neurobehavioral
maturation assessed by the Neonatal Behavior Assessment Seale (Brazelton,
1973). At 6 months corrected age, infants were tested with the Bayley II
(Bayley, 1993). Infants receiving substantial amounts of breast milk showed
better neurobehavioral profiles-in particular, motor maturity and range of
state. These infants also were more alert during social interactions, and
their mothers provided more affectionate touch. Higher maternal depression
scores were associated with lower quantities of breast milk, longer
latencies to the first breast-milk feeding, reduced maternal affectionate
touch, and lower infant cognitive skills. Maternal affectionate touch
moderated the relations between breast milk and cognitive development, with
infants receiving a substantial amount of breast milk and frequent touch
scoring the highest. In addition to its nutritional value, breast milk may
be related to improved maternal mood and interactive behaviors, thereby
indirectly contributing to development in premature infants. [Copyright 2003
Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 43: 109-119, 2003.]. "
I haven't come across a single study that concludes breastfeeding increases
the risk of postpartum depression.
Pat W (I think I'm done serial posting.)
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