Breastfeeding knowledge among pregnant women during prenatal care in health units in Cuiabá
ABSTRACTPrenatal is suitable for the development of strategies to promote breastfeeding, so this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of pregnant women on the subject during this period. We performed an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 60 pregnant women waiting for prenatal care in health care Cuiaba-MT. Data were collected between July and December 2014 through semi-structured questionnaire addressing knowledge about breastfeeding. Of total participants, 41.67% said they have already received guidance on breastfeeding. Among the advantages of breast milk stood out its nutritional and immunological quality. The appropriate duration of exclusive breastfeeding and not the establishment of fixed breastfeeding schedules have been known by the majority, which did not occur in relation to complications. This study adds to the literature by demonstrating the lesser known aspects of breastfeeding and provides grants for professional practice based on meaningful learning.
Objective: to know the practice of the Family Clinic in Cuiaba and its relationship with the precepts of the expanded clinic, from the perspective of the service nurses. Method: qualitative descriptive research, data collection with semi-structured interviews and results analyzed according to the method of thematic content analysis. Results: for nurses working in the service, this assumes a differentiated and innovative proposal, which seeks to correlate with shared management in its three spheres. Although most do not know the Enlarged Clinic term in his speech cited its main principles and its tools. The greatest potential described were related to the Support Center for Health and popular participation, and as challenges, the lack of community health worker, the national health establishment registration and the difficulty of operation due to the profile of the professionals technical level arising from secondary care. Conclusion: The clinic has positive aspects that can contribute to the advancement of the profession, to train health professionals and an innovative primary care model. Therefore, it emphasizes the need for implementation of continuing education in order to realize its proposal, and further studies on site.
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