title: [Perceptions of women in puerperium regarding factors that influence breast feeding].
abstract: The following paper presents the results of an exploratory-descriptive research, applying a qualitative approach. The main goal was to understand the perceptions of women in puerperium concerning the factors that influence breast feeding. The study has been carried out in a university hospital. Ten women in immediate puerperium participated. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The analytical procedure adopted was content analysis. The results pointed out categories related to biological and cultural factors. The research has reinforced the importance of knowing the main aspects that interfere with breast feeding and, thus, enabling health professionals applying new strategies in the construction of actions of health education, valuing the many dimensions that compose this experience.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. cfjunges@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carolina Frescura
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Junges
authors.forename: Lúcia Beatriz
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ressel
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Denardin
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Budó
authors.forename: Stela Maria de Mello
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Padoin
authors.forename: Izabel Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Graciela Dutra
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sehnem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult