title: [Breast feeding in a metropolitan area: (I). Analysis of the current situation].
abstract: In order to elaborate a program to promote breast-feeding, it is necessary to know in advance the difficulties encountered by the mothers in the target population. For this purpose, we surveyed a sample of 400 mothers who were representative of those who gave birth in Móstoles in 1989. We found that 56% of the mothers did not exceed two months of breast-feeding. Breast-feeding was shorter in low-income families. Its duration was influenced by the husband's and grandmother's opinions and also by previous failure with elder siblings. Mothers made their choice of feeding method before getting pregnant. We also found that most health professionals acted unsatisfactorily. Other unfavorable factors included excessive insecurity of the mother and misinformation.
authors.affiliation: EAP Azorín Móstoles.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Temboury Molina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otero Puime
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Polanco Allué
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomás Ros
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz Alvarez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: García Torres
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: La lactancia materna en un área metropolitana: (I). Análisis de la situación actual.