SOCIAL NETWORKS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN DURING BREASTFEEDING

Authors

  • Candida Caniçali Primo Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Pamela Rodrigues Dutra Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Eliane de Fátima Almeida Lima Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Sandra Cristina de Alvarenga Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Franciele Marabotti Costa Leite Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.37453

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, Social support, Social conditions, Family.

Abstract

This was an integrative literature review, with
the aim to describe the social networks that support women
during breastfeeding. The search took place in January
2014 with the following inclusion criteria: articles written
in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published from 2004
to 2013, available on the Latin American and Caribbean
Health Sciences Literature and Medical Literature Analysis
and Retrieval System on-line databases, using the “social
conditions, social support, breastfeeding and family”
descriptors. Twenty-three articles in Portuguese and three
in English were found. After analysis, three categories were
defined: family support; support from health professionals
and social support. In conclusion, partners, grandmothers
and female figures (sisters, aunts) were the women’s most
cited social agents. Health professionals form an important
support network for continuing breastfeeding.

Author Biographies

Candida Caniçali Primo, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Doutoranda em Enfermagem. Mestre em Saúde Coletiva. Professora do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brasil. Pesquisadora do Grupo CNPq: CUIDAR: Ensino e Pesquisa em Enfermagem.

Pamela Rodrigues Dutra, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Enfermeira, graduada pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brasil.

Eliane de Fátima Almeida Lima, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Curso de Graduação e Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brasil. E-mail: elianelima66@gmail.com.

Sandra Cristina de Alvarenga, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Mestranda em Enfermagem. Coordenadora da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal do Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Morais. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brasil.

Franciele Marabotti Costa Leite, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Doutoranda em Epidemiologia. Professora do Curso de Graduação e Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brasil.

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Primo, C. C., Dutra, P. R., Lima, E. de F. A., Alvarenga, S. C. de, & Leite, F. M. C. (2015). SOCIAL NETWORKS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN DURING BREASTFEEDING. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.37453

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)

Section

REVIEW

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