Clinical management of breastfeeding: knowledge of nurses

Abstract

Objective: Discuss the knowledge of nurses in the clinical management of breastfeeding, so the benefits of breastfeeding on the health of women and children.Method: A descriptive, exploratory qualitative study conducted in public hospitals of Niterói with fifty-nine nurses working in obstetrics center, rooming and ward pregnant.Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to the construction of thematic categories.Results: Knowledge of nurses about the clinical management of breastfeeding, the result of an assistance expertise based on attitudes to support lactation involving women-nursing mother, the newborn and family.Conclusion: The technical and scientific knowledge it becomes very important because the strategies to promote breastfeeding in the clinical management of breastfeeding.