Asibe Ozkan

INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a disaster as any natural, technological, or human-induced event that causes loss of life, injury, and property damage and affects communities physically, psychologically, and economically, making it difficult to manage with local resources (Swan, 2023).

1 BACKGROUND Breastfeeding meets all of an infant's nutritional needs, supports growth and development, and helps lower mortality and morbidity rates.1 Beyond promoting health during infancy, breastfeeding also contributes to well-being at various stages of life.2 Maternal and infant health is positively impacted by breastfeeding in the short and long term.3 It has been reported that breastfeeding for up to the first 6 months of life can reduce the number of infant deaths by 823,000 and...