title: Contributions of the nursing intervention in primary healthcare for the promotion of breastfeeding.
abstract: This study aimed to analyze the contributions of the Primary Healthcare nursing interventions, with primiparae in the promotion of breastfeeding. This is a quasi-experimental, longitudinal study, with a sample consisting of 151 primiparae, who had less than 28 weeks of pregnancy, with the child living for at least six months after the birth, performed between 15 October 2007 and 29 February 2008. Almost all the women initiated breastfeeding, with a sharp decline verified in the prevalence at six months. The mean duration of breastfeeding was 123.8±68.9 days. The intervention that began in the prepartum and continued into the postpartum period, using various strategies (individual consultation, preparation courses for parenting/childbirth, and domicile visits) and intervention contexts (health services and domicile) had significant effects on the duration of breastfeeding, which was not verified in the prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior de Saúde, Rua D. Moisés Alves de Pinhos, 4900-314 Viana do Castelo, Portugal. luisgraca@ess.ipvc.pt
authors.forename: Luís Carlos Carvalho
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: da Graça
authors.forename: Maria do Céu Barbiéri
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Maria Teresa Caetano Carreira
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Conceição
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D055815:Young Adult