Profile of Breastfeeding Practice among Mothers of Brazilian Children Attended in a Dentistry Preventive Program
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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21: e210052, 2021. tab, graf
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in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1346677
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To evaluate the breastfeeding practice of mothers of children assisted in the educational and preventive dentistry program to create actions to promote, protect and support breastfeeding. Material andMethods:
This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out in a dental clinic for babies. A questionnaire was applied to the mothers containing 10 multiple choice questions about breastfeeding practices and attitudes. Data were stored in a Microsoft Excel database for descriptive statistical analysis.Results:
614 mothers answered the questionnaire. It was found that 96.4% of mothers considered breastfeeding the best way to feed a baby and the child's health benefits stood out as the main reason (98.7%) for breastfeeding. According to 82.9% of mothers, the ideal time to breastfeed the baby is up to 2 years of age; 81.8% breastfed or intended to breastfeed their children up to this age, finding it perfectly natural to breastfeed in public (72.1%). The greatest fear of mothers was not being able to breastfeed their child long enough (61.4%), feeling guilty about it (77%). On the other hand, breastfeeding in public was considered a fantastic attitude (56.8%).Conclusion:
Mothers in this sample have information about the recommendations of the health agencies regarding breastfeeding; however, there was a large weaning index among them.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Preventive Health Services
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Brazil
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Breast Feeding
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Child
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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Dental Clinics
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
São Paulo State University/BR
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