Toro María Cristina, Obando Augusto, Alarcón Manuel
Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile.
Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile.
Andes Pediatr. 2022 Jun;93(3):371-382. doi: 10.32641/andespediatr.v93i3.3273.
Breastfeeding provides all the nutrients to strengthen the immune system and the physical and mental development of the infant. It is exclusively recommended up to 6 months of age and prolonged up to two years. To increase the prevalence of breastfeeding, it must be valued by the breastfeeding women themselves.
To know the social valuation of the practice of breastfeeding and the diffi culties that influence the early weaning in infants from five regions of Chile.
This investigation was based on the interpretive paradigm, from a phenomenological approach with a qualitative methodology. Thirty-five breastfeeding mothers participated in a semi-structured inter view. The analytical strategy of grounded theory was used for the analysis. The qualitative data mana gement software Atlas Ti, 8 was used.
It is evident that the social dimension and its categories (support network of the partner, family, and women of the family) are fundamental to maintaining EBF since weaning occurred when these were not available.
Women perceive great value in the support networks of the partner, family, and female family members to maintain breast feeding. The breastfeeding process is a complex phenomenon and not without problems, which is highly influenced by the social dimensions that generate the possibility of maintaining breastfeeding until 6 months or longer or, on the contrary, they influence its suspension.
母乳喂养能提供所有营养，有助于增强婴儿免疫系统以及促进其身心发育。建议纯母乳喂养至6个月大，并持续至两岁。为提高母乳喂养率，母乳喂养的女性自身必须重视母乳喂养。
了解智利五个地区母乳喂养行为的社会评价以及影响婴儿过早断奶的困难因素。
本研究基于诠释范式，采用现象学方法和定性研究方法。35名母乳喂养的母亲参与了半结构化访谈。采用扎根理论的分析策略进行分析。使用定性数据管理软件Atlas Ti 8进行分析。
显然，社会层面及其类别（伴侣、家庭和家族女性的支持网络）对于维持纯母乳喂养至关重要，因为当这些支持不存在时，就会出现断奶情况。
女性认为伴侣、家庭和女性家庭成员的支持网络对于维持母乳喂养具有重要价值。母乳喂养过程是一个复杂的现象，并非没有问题，它受到社会层面的高度影响，这些社会层面既可能促使母乳喂养持续到6个月或更长时间，反之，也可能导致母乳喂养中断。
