Objective: This study was conducted to compare the levels of postpartum bonding, maternal blues and insufficient milk perception in adolescent and adult mothers and to examine the relationships between these variables.Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 160 mothers, including 44 adolescents and 116 adults, who attended postpartum check-ups at an education and research hospital in eastern Turkey. Data were collected using an introductory information form, the Inadequate Milk Perception Scale, the Postpartum Bonding Scale, and the Maternal Blues Scale. Descriptive statistics, intergroup comparison tests, and correlation analyses were used in the analysis of the data; effect sizes were calculated.Findings: It was determined that adolescent mothers had lower levels of education and income, and higher rates of living in rural areas, unplanned pregnancies, premature births, and lack of breastfeeding education (p
Baykal et al. (Thu,) studied this question.