{
  "id": 6177704,
  "title": "Breast size dissatisfaction does not lower a mother’s confidence in breastfeeding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/breast-size-dissatisfaction-does-not-lower-a-mothers-confidence-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/breast-size-dissatisfaction-does-not-lower-a-mother-s-confidence-in-breastfeedin/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A study of pregnant women in Turkey found that dissatisfaction with breast size does not lower confidence in breastfeeding capabilities. The research, published in the Journal of Health Psychology, examined 518 pregnant women between 28 and 42 weeks of gestation. Despite a high percentage of women (over 65%) being dissatisfied with their breast size, more than 80% reported no belief that breast size affects breastfeeding success. Similarly, 86.5% did not associate breast size with milk production. The study used a visual rating tool and a 20-item questionnaire to measure dissatisfaction and self-efficacy, respectively. The results showed no statistically significant link between breast size dissatisfaction and breastfeeding self-efficacy. This suggests that women may mentally separate their feelings about their body's appearance from their belief in its ability to function effectively as a feeding organ.",
  "summary": "While societal beauty standards often cause women to feel dissatisfied with their breast size, new research suggests these aesthetic anxieties do not negatively affect a mother's confidence in her ability to successfully breastfeed her baby.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dissatisfaction with breast size does not lower breastfeeding confidence.",
    "Over 80% of women believe breast size doesn't affect breastfeeding success.",
    "86.5% of women don't associate breast size with milk production."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}