Saif Mohammed Radeef
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, University of Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research Article
The Impact of Feeding Pattern and Mother's Gingival Health on Infant's Salivary Oxytocin in Relation to Postpartum Depression Status
Author(s): Kefah A Majhool*, Ban Sahib Diab and Saif Mohammed Radeef
Background: Feeding pattern of infant earlier found to be associated with bonding status with mother as their gingival health had some effect on this relation that associated with depression status of mother. The purpose of this in study was to evaluate the effect feeding pattern and mother’s gingival health in relation to postpartum depression on infants bonding by using salivary oxytocin biomarker among a sample of infants in Baghdad city. Materials and methods: The selected sample included 46 mothers with breast feeding and 44 mothers with bottle feeding with an age range of 18-25 years with their infants aged 3-6 months. They were divided according to feeding pattern in breast feeding and bottle group. All samples were subjected to postpartum depression questionnaire. Mother gingival health was measured by using gingival index of loe.. Read More»