Lactancia materna exclusiva: determinantes socioculturales en el centro de salud Nicanor Merchán, período mayo-octubre del 2018

Abstract

Objective: To identify sociocultural determinants that influence exclusive breastfeeding at the Nicanor Merchán Health Center, May-September 2018 period. Methodology: Prospective, descriptive cross-sectional research. The universe was made up of all pregnant mothers with 30 or more weeks of gestation. To obtain data, we used surveys prepared for each moment of evaluation, pregnancy, delivery, puerperium and after hospital discharge until the second month of the child's life. The instrument a form of surveys and semistructured

interviews. Results: The plan of feeding pregnant women during pregnancy shows that 48.4% have a regular plan, 19.4% are deficient. The self-efficacy of breastfeeding measured in mothers who fed exclusively breastfeeding, 61.3% is excellent and 16.1% is poor. The knowledge of the health personnel about the policies and regulations of breastfeeding was evaluated, where 48.8% is regular and 7% is excellent. Conclusions: This study reveals that factors that influence breastfeeding are: mother's feeding plan, knowledge of mothers and professionals.