BREASTFEEDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE WOMEN ABOUT THIS PRACTICE

• Main Authors: Ana Luiza de Jesus Trindade, Eliane Fonseca Linhares, Rosália Teixeira de Araújo
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2008-11-01
• Series: Revista Saúde.com
• Subjects: milk; infant; breast feeding
• Online Access: http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/91/439

The milk is considered the best food for the baby, or the most skilled for the proper growth and development of children, keeping it away from infections and diseases larger. This study aims to identify the knowledge acquired by mothers visited by scholars of the Project Scope: "We will breastfeed, Mom?" About breast feeding. This is a documentary research, qualitative in nature. We analyzed 93 routes from home visits, for the year 2006. Information was submitted to the technical analysis of thematic content, from which emerged a category: "knowledge gained by the mothers about breast feeding", and eight subcategories. We conclude that the knowledge of the women on breastfeeding, are still scarce, which reinforces the importance of this project, since it allows greater knowledge about breastfeeding, thus providing, reduction in the rates of morbidity and mortality.