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Pre-natal and puerperium factors that interfere on self-efficacy in breastfeeding

2014; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/1414-8145.20140037

ISSN

2177-9465

Autores

Andressa Peripolli Rodrigues, Stela Maris de Mello Padoin, Laura de Azevedo Guido, Luís Felipe Dias Lopes,

Tópico(s)

Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

Resumo

Objective:To analyze which factors related to pre-natal and puerperium that interfere on self-efficacy in breastfeeding to hospitalized women in puerperium in joint accommodation.Methods: Quantitative research, transversal, developed with 322 women in puerperium, in the period of December 2011 to March 2012, with an instrument composed by Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form and a characterization form of the women in puerperium.The bi-varied analysis was performed in the Statistical Package for Social Science software.Results: Most of women in puerperium showed high self-efficacy on breastfeeding.It was occurred statistically significant association of self-efficacy on breastfeeding with the fact that the baby had been placed to suck after the first hour.Conclusion: The promotion of self-efficacy in maternal breastfeeding should begin in the pre-natal, being early stimulated on the maternity and accompanied during puerperium and childcare.

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