Author(s): OTENIO, C. C. M.; OTENIO, M. H.; SITTA, P. F. M.; OHIRA, R. H. F.; SILVA, N. P. da

Summary: Maternal breastfeeding, natural food, fundamentally important to maternal-child’s health and for the pregnancy delay, fi nds diffi culties in it’s practice. The present study purposes evaluating the reasons and analyzing what are the myths and facts that contribute to weaning before six months of age. Study’s object was composed by children who participate from the Educative-Preventive Program “Bebê-Clínica” (Baby-Clinic), by surveying each child’s handbook, that were breastfed in a period from zero to six months of age, in a total 143 handbooks. The questionnaire searched information related to the mother, such as: age, parity, civil status, professional actuation, race, family income, social programs participation and pregnancy historic. Breastfeeding promotion must be seen as a major action to improve children and its family health and life quality. Breastfeeding promotion strategies must vary with population, its culture, habits, believes social and economical status among others. However, it’s of a major point in any strategy the maternal breastfeeding importance awareness.

Publication year: 2007

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Dairy Cattle

Keywords: Maternal breastfeeding, weaning