Breastfeeding: what do women who participate in a prenatal group think?

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand breastfeeding meanings and practices produced by women attending prenatal care at a Basic Health Unit in the Brazilian Northeast. Methods: a social research characterized as participant research. A Focal Group was conducted with nine pregnant women who had other children. For the analysis, Discursive Practices and Production of Meanings in Everyday Life perspectives were worked out. Results: prenatal care, mother-baby relationship, family, and pain/suffering categories were produced. Final Considerations: breastfeeding benefits for the child, wife, family and society are numerous, but it is necessary for the woman to have access to a prenatal care and a qualified puerperium so that she feels supported by a perspective of comprehensive care.

Keywords

• Women’s Health
• Breastfeeding
• Primary Health Care
• Prenatal Care
• Health Education