%0 Journal Article %T Comprasion of Breastfeeding View And Practices of Insulin Dependent Diabetic And Non-Diabetic Women %A Cevriye OCAKTAN %A Hale UYAR HAZAR %J - %D 2019 %X The aim of this study was to compare opinions and practices of women with insulin dependent diabetes and those without insulin dependentdiabetes about breastfeeding. This is a descriptive, comparative study. The study sample included 19 women with insulin dependent diabetes and 57 women without insulin dependent diabetes presenting to maternal and obstetrics clinics of Bursa Y¨¹ksek £¿htisas E£¿itim ve Ara£¿t£¿rma Hastanesi (an education and training hospital) and Uluda£¿ ¨¹niversitesi Sa£¿l£¿k Uygulama ve Ara£¿t£¿rma Merkezi (a research and practice center), both of which are state hospitals in Bursa, Turkey. Data were obtained with a questionnaire developed by the researcher in light of the literature. Obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and comparisons between the groups were made with Fisher-Freeman-Halton test, Fisher¡¯s Exact test and Yates¡¯ Continuity Correction test. A significantly lower rate of the women with insulin dependent diabetes started breastfeeding in the first 30 minutes of giving birth (42.1% vs. 61.4%, p=0.064). A significantly higher rate of the women with insulin dependent diabetes gave formula to their babies as the first food (36.8% vs. 19.3%; p=0.398), breastfed their babies for shorter than six months (26.3% vs. 5.3%; p=0.043) and got low scores for their opinions about breastfeeding (83.11¡À10.25 vs. 88.89¡À9.72; p=0.019). A significantly higher rate of the women with insulin dependent diabetes breastfeeding for less than six months had insufficient breastmilk (60% vs. 33.3%; p= 0.043). Women with insulin dependent diabetes start breastfeeding late and breastfeed their babies for shorter than six months %K Diyabet %K Emzirme %K £¿ns¨¹lin %U http://dergipark.org.tr/gumussagbil/issue/43947/459030