title: [Factors that influence the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in nursing mothers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify factors that can influence nursing mothers to interrupt exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life of the infant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative research. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 nursing mothers who had received prenatal care in the Family Basic Health Units in the city of Campina Grande - PB, from April to May 2013. The data were subjected to the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The nursing mothers had little knowledge of the mother-child bond, reduced family spending on child nutrition and the risk of bleeding after delivery. Their beliefs included insufficient milk production, the child´s rejection of the breast, and the possibility of various mammary postpartum complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to expand the guidance and support of breastfeeding for nursing mothers in the early postpartum period.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luna Jamile Xavier
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sandra dos Santos
authors.initials: Sdos S
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Diana Paula de Souza Rego Pinto
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Giovanna Karinny Pereira
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabelle Campos de
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcos Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira Júnior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult