Knowledge and practices of mothers of premature newborns in the mainteining of breastfeeding

Abstract

Objective: identify the knowledge and practices of premature infant's mothers front of maintaining breastfeeding. Method: qualitative study, with exploratory design. Developed research in a Human Milk Bank, with ten mothers during hospitalization of their children. To collect data, were carried out face to face interviews with semi-structured questionnaire. The responses were analyzed, using the Content Analysis Technique. Obtained of Certificate Presentation Considerations for Ethics, the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, under nº 15743513.3.0000.0020. Results: the speeches, two categories emerged: The consistency of the knowledge presented by mothers; Impact of guidance on the practice of milking breast milk. Conclusion: even with little consistency in knowledge, we observed positive impact of career guidance practices for milking breast milk.