Demetra (Nov 2019)
DYNAMICS AND INTERDEPENDENCE RELATIONS IN CARE AND BREASTFEEDING
Abstract
The aim of this work is to discuss the ways of adherence, acceptance or rejection of information from healthcare professionals about breastfeeding regarding the difficulties of daily reality in the care of young children. Qualitative perspective study with interviews with 12 women mothers of children between six months and two years old, and analysis that moves among the comprehension and interpretation of the contents of the interviews in depth. The speeches of the women show that they act by articulating the culture and their position according to their needs and decide their practices based on an interdependence with other knowledge, exchanged with mothers, friends and other women, as well as health professionals. The practice undertaken by women is dedided in agreements or conflicts with laws, public policies, the different types of care, and social, cultural, economic and political issues. The needs create a fluidity among the elements, based on the decision making of these women. Reproduction as a work in society brings fragility to women's lives and is a challenge for the development of care as a policy and for the democratization of activities, ensuring the care of all as a collective activity, of each individual and the state. DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.43575
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