Journal of International Psychiatry

Objective　Toexploretheimpactofpuerperalnursingcareonmaternalmentalstatusandbreastfeed- To explore the impact of puerperal nursing care on maternal mental status and breastfeed-ing. Methods　Totally2000puerperalwomenwhoreceivedtreatmentinourhospitalwereequallyandrandomlydivided Totally 2000 puerperal women who received treatment in our hospital were equally and randomly dividedinto the control group and the experimental group. Puerperal women in the control group received conventional nursingcare and those in the experimental group received psychological counseling besides to understand the main advantages ofbreast feeding and precautions when feeding. Then breast feeding status，breastfeedingnegativementalstatescoresand ，breastfeedingnegativementalstatescoresand breast feeding negative mental state scores andconfidence rating scale scores between the two groups were compared. Results　Breastfeedingrateintheexperimental Breastfeeding rate in the experimentalgroup（92.90％）wasobviouslyhigherthanthat of thecontrol group（68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- （92.90％）wasobviouslyhigherthanthat of thecontrol group（68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- 92.90％）wasobviouslyhigherthanthat of thecontrol group（68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- ％）wasobviouslyhigherthanthat of thecontrol group（68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- was obviously higher than that of the control group（68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- （68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- 68.70％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- ％），thedifferencewasstatisticallysig- the difference was statistically sig-nificant（χ （χ2＝187.194， 187.194，P= 0.0000）. Breastfeedingconfidencescoreintheexperimental group（138±15.3）points ）. Breastfeedingconfidencescoreintheexperimental group（138±15.3）points . Breastfeeding confidence score in the experimental group（138±15.3）points （138±15.3）points 138±15.3）points ）points pointswas obviously higher than that of the control group（128.12±14.2）points，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant （128.12±14.2）points，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant 128.12±14.2）points，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant ）points，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant points，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant ，thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant the difference was statistically significant（t =15.82，P <0.05）. HAMAscore（4.3±0.9）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group ）. HAMAscore（4.3±0.9）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group . HAMA score（4.3±0.9）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group （4.3±0.9）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group 4.3±0.9）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group ）pointsandHAMDscore（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group points and HAMD score（5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group （5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group 5.3±1.4）pointsintheexperimental group ）pointsintheexperimental group points in the experimental groupwere significantly better than control group ［HAMAscore（5.7±1.1）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the ［HAMAscore（5.7±1.1）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the HAMA score（5.7±1.1）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the （5.7±1.1）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the 5.7±1.1）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the ）points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the points，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the ，HAMDscore（9.5±1.6）points］，the HAMD score（9.5±1.6）points］，the （9.5±1.6）points］，the 9.5±1.6）points］，the ）points］，the points］，the ］，the thedifferences have significance（P <0.05）. ）. Conclusion　Psychological counselingcarebesidestheconventional nursing Psychological counseling care besides the conventional nursingcare can increase mothers’ confidence in breastfeeding，improvematernal mental stateandincreasenumberof breast- ，improvematernal mental stateandincreasenumberof breast- improve maternal mental state and increase number of breast-feeding mothers.Thus，it’sworthyofpopularizationandapplication. ，it’sworthyofpopularizationandapplication. it’s worthy of popularization and application.

Puerperal nursing care；Maternal；Mentalstate；Breastfeeding