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Cross-breastfeeding, from negligence to moral virtues: a descriptive study

2015; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSE; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17665/1676-4285.20155157

1676-4285

Cristiane Santos Gomes, Juliete dos Santos Amaral, Patrícia Lima Pereira Peres, Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues,

Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

he study aims to understand the practice of cross-breastfeeding performed by nursing mothers living in the municipalities of the Baixada Fluminense. To this end, we chose to use a descriptive method and used a qualitative approach and carried out structured interviews and content analysis. The study participants were fifteen (15) women aged more than 18 years, who are breastfeeding or have already breastfed, residents in the municipalities of Belford Roxo and Duque de Caxias in the period between April and May 2014. The results show that the practice of cross-breastfeeding is motivated by moral virtues and behavioral patterns, and it is a subject neglected by health professionals. Conclusion: to put an end to this practice that leads to vertical contamination, it is necessary to redirectthose virtues for establishing and strengthening a support network associated with a health education system that includes cross-breastfeeding and is promoted by the professionals who assist them.