The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Breastfeeding Programme in Mothers After Cesarean Delivery

The study is a randomised controlled trial designed to determine the effect of the Mindfulness-Based Breastfeeding Programme on maternal breastfeeding awareness, breastfeeding attitudes and breastfeeding continuation among mothers who have given birth by caesarean section. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Breastfeeding programme using the "Mindful Breastfeeding Scale" and "Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale". The research will use stratified and simple randomisation methods. Research data will be collected from mothers who gave birth by caesarean section at the gynaecology clinic of the Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Health Application and Research Center of between April 2024 and December 2025.

Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 18-40 * Having had a caesarean section at 37 weeks or more of gestation * Having been hospitalised at Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Health Application and Research Center, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic * Having a single and healthy baby (no multiple pregnancy) * Having completed at least primary school * Being able to communicate in Turkish by phone using the WhatsApp application * The baby is with the mother Exclusion Criteria: * Having a high-risk pregnancy * Having a medical condition or taking medication that prevents breastfeeding * Having a communication problems (vision, hearing, speech, language problems) * Having a psychiatric illness * Hysterectomy after caesarean section * There is an obstacle that prevents the baby from being with the mother or being in the neonatal intensive care unit * Having a condition/disease that prevents you from doing mindfulness practices (breathing exercises, body scanning)