Mother's breastfeeding success, parenting behavior and newborn perception in the early postpartum period: The effect of possible maternal stress and depression.

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how maternal stress and depression affect breastfeeding success and parenting behavior in the early postpartum period.
• Moderation analysis of postpartum depression's effect on stress and parenting behavior among new mothers.
• Assessment of maternal psychological well-being during the postpartum period.
• Postpartum depression significantly moderates the relationship between maternal stress and parenting behavior.
• Higher depressive symptoms lead to a stronger negative impact of stress on parenting behavior.