Influence of grandmothers on exclusive breastfeeding: cross-sectional study
Thelen Daiana Mendonça Ferreira1, Luciana Dantas Piccioni1, Patricia Helena Breno Queiroz2
1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To evaluate the influence of grandmothers of infants on exclusive breastfeeding, from their perspective.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 91 women from a hospital in the inland state of São Paulo. By means of a questionnaire, the following data were collected: sociodemographic data of the grandmother, mother and child; duration of exclusive breastfeeding of daughter or daughter-in-law; information on kinship of participant and grandchild; kind of help provided by grandmother; and knowledge about breastfeeding.
Results:
The prevalence of infants on exclusive breastfeeding at two months was 35.17%; a total of 67.3% of grandmothers considered it important to give food to babies before six months of life, and 54% considered relevant breastfeeding at regular intervals. Moreover, 40% believed in weak milk and were not aware of signs of sufficient breast milk. Of the grandmothers interviewed, 69% had already offered tea and water to their grandchildren. In the univariate analysis, the maternal grandmother was more involved and close to the pair mother and child.
Conclusion:
The presence of grandmothers influences in exclusive breastfeeding.
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