[Factors that influence the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in nursing mothers]
Luna Jamile Xavier Amaral1, Sandra dos Santos Sales1, Diana Paula de Souza Rego Pinto Carvalho2
1Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.
Objective:
To identify factors that can influence nursing mothers to interrupt exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life of the infant.
Method:
Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative research. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 nursing mothers who had received prenatal care in the Family Basic Health Units in the city of Campina Grande - PB, from April to May 2013. The data were subjected to the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin.
Results:
The nursing mothers had little knowledge of the mother-child bond, reduced family spending on child nutrition and the risk of bleeding after delivery. Their beliefs included insufficient milk production, the child´s rejection of the breast, and the possibility of various mammary postpartum complications.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to expand the guidance and support of breastfeeding for nursing mothers in the early postpartum period.
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