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Abstract Objective: To explore the relationship between attitude of infant feeding and quality of life in pregnant women based on structural equation model, and to identify the influencing factors on attitude for infant feeding. Methods: From October 2016 to June 2017, 695 pregnant women accepted prenatal examination in obstetrics outpatient dept of one Class III Grade I hospital of Tianjin were selected as research objects by used convenience sampling method. Social demographic characteristics of pregnant women, attitude of infant feeding, and quality of life respectively were crosssectional surveyed used basic status questionnaire, simplified Chinese version of the Iowa infant attitude scale (IIFAS) and short form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF36). Results: The result of structural equation had showed that good quality of life, higher income levels, planned pregnancy, breastfeeding experience, and accepted the breastfeeding education during pregnancy and higher education level were positively related with attitude of infant breastfeeding (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference of total score of attitude of infant feeding among pregnant women with different age, place of residence, marital status, occupation and parity (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Most pregnant women have perfect attitudes of infant feeding. Better quality of life, higher income levels, planned pregnancy, breastfeeding experience, breastfeeding education during pregnancy and higher education level were main influencing factors on attitude of infant feeding of pregnant women. In clinical health education, effective breastfeeding education for pregnant women in prenatal period should be strengthen to improve quality of life, develop their positive attitude of infant feeding, and increase the rate of breastfeeding.
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