SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL TRIAL OF MATERNAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PROCESS OF BREASTFEEDING OF PREMATURE INFANTS

Abstract

The current standards of live birth dictate new requirements for feeding of small premature infants. Native breast milk of the mothers of premature infants features a unique and balanced composition of substances required for feeding premature infants and protecting them from infectious agents. Low awareness of the real value of breast milk results in early introduction of supplementary feeding with adaptive formulae, which are not equivalent to breast milk. The article presents results of a poll of mothers of premature infants staying together at inpatient hospitals for the second stage of developmental care. The form on breastfeeding developed by the authors presents information on the development of maternal attitudes and lactation dominant. Results of the study helped to discern negative and positive factors affecting a mother’s attitude to maintenance of lactation and breastfeeding. The obtained data contribute to arrangement of conditions for targeted medical‑psychological‑pedagogic aid to mothers at inpatient hospitals in order to support motivation for breastfeeding premature infants.

Keywords

• poll
• breastfeeding
• breast milk
• premature infants
• lactation dominant
• maternal attitudes
• negative and positive factors of breast feeding
• risk of early withdrawal of breastfeeding
• psychological-pedagogic support of lactation