Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The diet content of the mother during pregnancy and lactation are supports used for pregnant, lactating mother and baby for different reasons. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nutritional supplement product of nursing mothers and the use of non-vitamin mineral products.

METHODS

The study was carried out with a questionnaire applied to the mothers who came for control between April 2019 and July 2019 at the Healthy Child Monitoring Policlinic of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital. All mothers who had at least one breastfeeding experience were included in the study.

RESULTS

A total of 312 mothers were reached. Their average age was 27.15 ± 5.85 (17-45). When the education level was evaluated, 21.8% had no education and 48.1% had 8 years of education. The income level was low. (63.1%). 63 cases (20.2%) were immigrants. While 259 (83.0%) cases were followed up during pregnancy, only 94 (30.1%) of all cases received breastfeeding training. While 217 (69.6%) cases of nutritional supplements were used during pregnancy, 47 cases (15.1%) had used nutritional supplements during breastfeeding. The use of iron and vitamin D was significantly lower during breastfeeding (7.1% and 6.4%, respectively). The use of non-vitamin products was mostly in the form of herbal extract during pregnancy and lactation (5.1% and 8.3%, respectively. Participants reported the most common health protection and protection of the baby as the reason of use. the use of nutritional supplements was significantly increased (p <0.001), the use of vitamin minerals at the middle income level was higher, and lower in the low and very high income people (p <0.001). use (p = 0.002) and especially B12 use (p = 0.003) in education areas of 12 years or more, it was unrelated to the use of multivitamin minerals.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

In our study, vitamin mineral use was found low in nursing mothers in general. Although the main purpose of this study is to show the use of unnecessary nutritional supplements, it has been seen that even though the use of these products is not necessary, even the essential iron and vitamin D use is insufficient.