Dúvidas, mitos e crenças sobre o aleitamento materno de puérperas atendidas no Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley.

Abstract

Breastfeeding promotion, protection and support are key to its success. However, the doubts, myths and beliefs that permeate the life of the puerperal women can be obstacles to the effectiveness of breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to analyze the doubts, myths and beliefs reported by puerperal women through a group on the online social network Facebook. A qualitative study was done with the participation of mothers who had their children in Lauro Wanderley University Hospital and who were included in a closed group on Facebook. The difficulties and myths presented by the mothers were identified and each one was discussed based on the literature, trying to separate what are real problems and what are just myths. The study analyzed 40 mothers who questioned about cramps, intestinal habit of the baby, belch and gulf, pain and fissures in the nipples, hiccups, milk production between the breasts. The results showed that mothers have real problems that can compromise breastfeeding if they do not have the timely support to face them without giving up breastfeeding.