INVOLVEMENT OF FATHERS IN THE BREASTFEEDING PROCESS

Authors

  • Janete Pereira Lima Aluna do Curso de Especialização em Enfermagem Obstétrica pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil
  • Luiza Helena de Oliveira Cazola Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS
  • Renata Palópoli Pícoli Fundação Oswaldo Cruz de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.47846

Keywords:

Breast Feeding, Prenatal Care, Pregnant Women, Paternity.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to identify the involvement of fathers in the breastfeeding process in a state maternity hospital in the Central-West of Brazil. A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out with the use of primary data collected by means of structured interviews, with 56 fathers accompanying their puerperal partners. There was a prevalence of fathers aged from 25 to 31 years, 20 (35.71%), married, 22 (39.29%), and with complete high school education, 18 (32.14%). All pregnant women carried out prenatal appointments and 36 (64.29%) fathers accompanied them. Twenty-three (41.07%) fathers received guidance on breastfeeding and there was a prevalence of nurses, 17 (30.36%), among the professionals who provided them with information. The main facilitating factor for fathers to help in breastfeeding was the desire to support their wives, 37 (66.08%), and the main difficult factor was the adjustment of working hours, 19 (33.93%). Being next to their partners is the way fathers found to encourage breastfeeding, and their involvement is fundamental to the success of this process.

Author Biography

Luiza Helena de Oliveira Cazola, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS

Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Saúde - CCBS

Saúde Coletiva

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Published

2017-02-22

How to Cite

Lima, J. P., Cazola, L. H. de O., & Pícoli, R. P. (2017). INVOLVEMENT OF FATHERS IN THE BREASTFEEDING PROCESS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.47846

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Research

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