CONHECIMENTO DOS PAIS SOBRE ALEITAMENTO MATERNO E PERFIL DE AMAMENTAÇÃO NA PUERICULTURA DO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO LAURO WANDERLEY

Abstract

Over the past few decades, studies have shown that promoting long-term exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the most effective interventions to improve child health and survival worldwide (LASSI et al, 2014; BHUTTA et al, 2008). It should be considered that the environment, humanized treatment and acceptance of women for breastfeeding are factors that facilitate early breastfeeding and its maintenance (SILVA et al, 2020). Knowledge about breastfeeding is considered a crucial and easily modifiable factor that can influence its prevalence (ZIELINSKA; SOBCZAK; HAMULKA, 2017). As well as coping with difficulties presented by mothers that interfere in this act, such as complaining of insufficient milk and introduction of supplementary feeding (FREITAS; WERNECK; BORIM, 2018). Objectives: The objective is to identify the knowledge of parents and caregivers about breastfeeding and to describe the breastfeeding profile of children up to 1 year of age attended at the childcare service of the University Hospital Lauro Wanderley. Materials and methods: This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative analysis carried out between September 2021 and May 2023. Data were collected through an interview, in which a questionnaire called Questionnaire was applied. Analysis of Eating Habits. The child's medical records and booklet were used to complement the data obtained in the evaluations. From these variables, a database was built and analyzed descriptively. Results: The research results in sample characteristics such as low-income families, mostly composed of three people, with access to drinking water and garbage collection. Mothers are mostly between 18 and 35 years old, predominantly brown, well educated, but with little financial independence and mostly multiparous. The deliveries were mostly cesarean sections. About the mothers' knowledge, most received guidance on breastfeeding during pregnancy, know the concept of EBF, understand free demand and believe in the non-existence of weak milk and in the adequacy of breast milk to the baby, configuring the parents' knowledge as satisfactory. responsible for the topic. In addition, most of the sample breastfed their child in the first hour of life, but despite the socioeconomic, maternal, gestational and knowledge context presented, only 34.3% of the sample breastfed the baby exclusively for a minimum of six months and presented difficulties and different reasons for ending the AME, the return to work being the main one. Conclusion: It is concluded that the study demonstrates the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the sample, the maternal profile, as well as reports and describes the knowledge of parents and guardians about breastfeeding and indicates the breastfeeding profile in this population.