[Social representations on breastfeeding according to preterm infants' mothers in Kangaroo Care].
This study aimed to identify the social representations on premature infants' breastfeeding at a Kangaroo Care Unit, from the perspective of mothers who are breastfeeding and describe the conflicts and contradictions they experience in this context. A qualitative approach was adopted, using the first stage of enunciation analysis in the light of social representations theory to identify the meanings assigned to breastfeeding. We found the following representations: healthy babies are breastfed, mother's milk provides protection and preserves the premature child's life, breastfeeding is the complement of motherhood and breastfeeding a premature infant is a hard and exhausting experience. The conflicts resulted from the assimilation of technical contents and discourse, late sucking and representations on breastfeeding.
Javorski
Marly
M
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Caetano
Laise Conceição
LC
Vasconcelos
Maria Gorete Lucena de
MG
Leite
Adriana Moraes
AM
Scochi
Carmen Gracinda Silvan
CG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D012961:Sociology