Motivating breastfeeding among expectant mothers

• Autor(a) principal: Aparecida Moreira TAKUSHI, Sueli
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: d’Andretta TANAKA, Ana Cristina, GALLO, Paulo Rogério, Miranda de Paula MACHADO, Maria Aparecida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9603
• topic: Breast feeding; Maternal behavior; Prenatal care; Aleitamento materno; Comportamento materno; Cuidado pré-natal

ObjectiveThe present study sought to discover the reasons for expectant mothers to breastfeed. MethodsThis was a qualitative study involving 164 expectant mothers attending prenatal care in two health centers of the city of São Paulo. Semi-structured interviews were done to collect data on the reasons to breastfeed. The information was organized in a spreadsheet to search for categories. ResultsThe main identified categories regarded the child’s and woman’s health and the benefits of breastfeeding and breast milk. The majority of the women (98.8%) regarded breastfeeding favorably. Benefit to the child’s health was the reason mentioned most often (73.8%). ConclusionMotivation to breastfeed was based on benefits to the child’s health. Breastfeeding is valued regardless of the mother’s will.