Nível de conhecimento de mães universitárias a respeito do aleitamento materno

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of university mothers regarding breastfeeding. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. An active search of mothers in the institution was carried out, through visits in classrooms (FUG), the data collection period occurred during the month of September of 2016, in the morning and night shift. We selected 30 participants with ages ranging from 18 to 38 years of age and children from 0 to 24 months. A questionnaire containing questions about obstetric history, information on breastfeeding, and information on delivery and postpartum was used. The answers were tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel 2016. Of the results obtained from the survey All mothers performed prenatal follow-up, the mean number of visits was 13.1 (± 7.22). According to the Ministry of Health is the appropriate amount of consultations. However, in relation to the monograph of the breasts only 3% of the mothers performed. Of the university mothers 43% reported that colostrum milk ensures the immunity of the baby. Regarding breastfeeding time, 73% said that the correct time would be for up to 6 months, 19% for up to 2 years, 4% for up to 9 months and 4% for up to 8 months. It is concluded that FUG mothers have a broad knowledge of breastfeeding and are aware that they can bring innumerable benefits to maternal health.