Criado Rodríguez E, Esquilas Martín M C, San Román Muñoz P
Servicio Municipal de Salud, Ayuntamiento de Valladolid.
Rev Enferm. 1998 Feb;21(234 Suppl):56-63.
Breastfeeding is being abandoned as the preferred feeding method in the early months of baby's life, and many early failures take place among the few mothers who attempt to breastfeed their babies. For that reason, sanitation professionals must encourage breastfeeding and convince mothers to keep it up, at least, for 4-6 months after giving birth. Analysis of pregnancy, delivery and after delivery sociocultural and sanitary conditions may help sanitation workers to elaborate an educational strategy that considers breastfeeding as healthy behavior that should he encouraged. The support of sanitation professionals is considered fundamental for breastfeeding maintenance, and a more profound training of these professionals about every aspect of breastfeeding is necessary. More active sanitary policies supporting this healthy behavior should also be established.
母乳喂养正在被摒弃，不再作为婴儿出生后最初几个月的首选喂养方式，而且在少数尝试母乳喂养的母亲中，很多人在早期就失败了。因此，卫生专业人员必须鼓励母乳喂养，并说服母亲们坚持母乳喂养，至少在产后4至6个月。分析怀孕、分娩及产后的社会文化和卫生状况，可能有助于卫生工作者制定一种教育策略，将母乳喂养视为应予以鼓励的健康行为。卫生专业人员的支持被认为是维持母乳喂养的基础，有必要对这些专业人员就母乳喂养的各个方面进行更深入的培训。还应制定更积极的卫生政策来支持这种健康行为。
