Impact Mode of Delivery on Breastfeeding Practice Among Women Delivering in Maternity Teaching Hospital Sulaimani City

Background: Breastfeeding is a factor in the health of both the kid and the mother. However, research on how a manner of birth affects breastfeeding is scarce. Caesarean section rates are high, and breastfeeding rates are low, which are major public health problems in all developing countries. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the impact mode of delivery on breastfeeding practices. Methods: A quantitative/prospective longitudinal study was conducted in a maternity teaching hospital from April 24 to October 5, 2021. The study included 215 patients, 105 of whom had a cesarean section and 110 of whom had a vaginal delivery. The participants were followed for two months after childbirth. A questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and the kind of delivery. In-person interviews were used to finish all of the subjects.Using SPSS version 24 software, researchers analyzed and interpreted data using descriptive statistical analysis, inferential chi-square test, and multivariate conditional logistic regression statistical analysis. Results: The study found that women who gave birth vaginally were more likely than those who had a cesarean section to breastfeed during the first hour following birth. In terms of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth, rooming-in, the initiation of breastfeeding, from delivery to first breastfeeding duration, barriers to exclusive breastfeeding, and many lactations per day, there was a statistically significant difference between mothers who had vaginal deliveries and mothers who had caesarean deliveries. Conclusion: After two months of follow-up, the study found a statistically significant relationship between mode of delivery and breastfeeding practice.