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In this study, the occurrence rate of postpartum depression of breastfeeding mothers and relation between postpartum depression and breastfeeding adaptation are to be investigated. Mothers with 5-7 month old infants who participated the Healthy Breastfed Baby Contest in Daegu Gyeongbuk, Korea and mothers who visited 1 women’s obstetrics hospital as outpatients were selected as research subjects in which a total of 110 subjects who agreed to participate the research were included. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation coefficients with SPSS v. 23.0 program. As result of the research, the occurrence risk of postpartum depression among breastfeeding mothers measured by EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) was shown to be 41.8% (cutting point 9/10) and significant negative correlation was shown between postpartum depression and breast feeding adaptation (r=-.38, p<.001). Also, postpartum depression was significantly higher when there were more children (F=3.33, p=.039) and exclusive breastfeeding showed to have significantly high breast feeding adaptation (t=3.45, p=.001). Therefore, breast feeding adaptation between the mother and child increases and continuous breast feeding can take place if the postpartum depression of breastfeeding mothers after birth is early discovered and managed.