Shared Decision-Making Counseling and Breastfeeding Performance Among Primiparous Women in Iran

Inclusion Criteria:-Irani * Primiparous pregnant women * Gestational age between 35 and 37 weeks at enrollment * Singleton pregnancy * First breastfeeding experience * Planned delivery in Zahedan hospitals * Maternal age between 15 and 40 years * Receiving care at comprehensive health centers in Zahedan, Iran * Willingness to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to breastfeeding (e.g., chemotherapy, ergotamines, breast lesions, HIV infection, prenatal depression) * Preterm birth (\<37 weeks) * Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission * Absence from counseling sessions * Congenital anomalies in the infant (e.g., cleft lip or palate) * Maternal intensive care unit (ICU) admission * High-risk pregnancy (e.g., pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, insulin-dependent diabetes, cardiac disease)