[Risk factors weaning children rural women Poltava region]

The purpose of research - set by regression analysis of factors influencing the risk of cessation of breastfeeding. It is necessary to inform and educate pregnant women in order to prepare them for feeding your baby breast milk. It is important that they understand the importance of this action. We conducted the survey longitudinal study in lactating women. Their children reached the age of two. Scientific work examined 487 pairs of mothers with a child in the villages of Poltava region. Using regression estimates determined the predicted risk of stopping breastfeeds children up to 6 months. The study showed that the risk of stop feeding the woman increases in 1,576 times, if the information she received from the mother, and in 1,746 times when receiving information from other family members. When the woman received information from physicians, the risk was reduced by 32.5% each month. Women continued to feed their babies breast milk, it is necessary that the doctors and nurses taught them this. So the doctors themselves should have a good knowledge about the risk factors of breast-feeding and rules of sanitary-educational work.