Primiparous understandment on breastfeeding - descriptive quantitative study

Aim: this study aimed to analise the puerperals' understandment on breastfeeding e its caracteristics. Methood: descriptive study with quantitative aproach, which took place in the maternity school Assis Chateubriand between november of 2006 and january of 2007 with 252 puerperal interns. Resul...

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Published inOnline Brazilian journal of nursing Vol. 8; no. 2
Main Authors Azevedo, Diana Soares de, Reis, Ana Cândida Serafim dos, Freitas, Lydia Vieira, Lima, Thaís Marques, Costa, Priscila Bomfim, Pinheiro, Patrícia Neyva da Costa, Damasceno, Ana Kelve de Castro
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LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Niteroi Universidade Federal Fluminense, Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem 01.08.2009
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa
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Summary:Aim: this study aimed to analise the puerperals' understandment on breastfeeding e its caracteristics. Methood: descriptive study with quantitative aproach, which took place in the maternity school Assis Chateubriand between november of 2006 and january of 2007 with 252 puerperal interns. Results: most women were between the ages of 19 and 25 (48,8%), had gone to school for 8 years or more (59,5%), lived with theirs partners (75,8%) and were housewifes (73%). Most of them were going throught their first pregnancy (86,5%), went through seven or more pre-natal apointments (48,8%), prefered vaginal delivery (69,8%), believed that the best moment to iniciate breastfeeding is right after delivery (51,1%) and said had received information on breastfeeding (86,9%). Regarding their understandement on breastfeeding, they know that maternal diseases may impose it (31,7%), refered to liquid ingestion as a possible lactine prodution estimulate (51,1%) and pointed out that massages (26,2%) and milking (28,6%) ease the mamalian shrinkcage. Acknowledgements: many issues still need to be improoved to assure breastfeeding carries on until the recommended period and with success.
ISSN:1676-4285
1676-4285
DOI:10.5935/1676-4285.20092357