Juliana Monteiro

• PhD
• Faculty Member at University of São Paulo

O empreendedorismo negro ou afroempreendedorismo, pode ser definido como o nicho de empreendedores que se autodeclara negro, como sua identificação de cor/raça, independentemente do tipo de produto ou serviço que ofereça. Além disso, também pode se tratar do grupo de empreendedores negros que oferecem produtos e serviços relacionados à identidade a...

Objetivo: O presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar os impactos da crise econômica causada pela pandemia de covid-19 nas MPE, produtores rurais e potenciais empresários da região de Ribeirão Preto/SP, no Brasil, após um ano de seu início. Teórico Referencial: Teórico Referencial: As Micro e Pequenas Empresas destacam-se pela sua capacidade de...

A satisfação sexual feminina engloba diversos elementos pessoais e interpessoais do ser humano. Assim, investigar essa temática no contexto do aleitamento materno torna-se relevante, pois diversas são as modificações ocorridas no corpo da mulher neste período. Tal fato pode impactar tanto no prazer sexual quanto na autoeficácia materna para amament...

Objective: This article aims to identify impacts of the economic crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic on small business, in addition to rural producers and potential entrepreneurs in the Ribeirão Preto region. Theoretical Framework: The small-firm employments stand out for their ability to create jobs, generate income, reduce social inequality, i...

Os casos de depressão ocorrem cada vez mais, universalmente, sendo que durante a gestação e pós-parto, os sintomas depressivos podem aparecer com maior frequência, visto que esse período é repleto de mudanças biopsicossociais. Diante disso, é essencial conhecer os fatores de risco/vulnerabilidades e oferecer uma assistência que contemple os cuidado...

Introduction: Promoting maternal breastfeeding for at least 6 months is important to improve children physical health during infancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood. For this guideline to be followed, it is paramount to identify what factors best support the initiation and length of breastfeeding. This study estimates the contribution...

Objetivo: Conhecer a experiência do uso das tecnologias móveis por profissionais de saúde que prestam assistência à mulher no período do aleitamento materno. Metodologia: Estudo qualitativo realizado com profissionais certificados como Consultores Internacionais em Aleitamento Materno, participantes de uma entrevista sobre sua rotina com as tecnolo...

Objective to analyze the participants' perception of the online events promoted during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic by the Women's Health Care League (LCSM). Methods cross-sectional, descriptive study, with a quantitative and qualitative approach, developed online with 90 participants in ten events on the theme of women's health, promote...

Resumo Objetivo analisar a percepção dos participantes sobre os eventos online promovidos durante o primeiro ano da pandemia da Covid-19 pela Liga de Cuidados à Saúde das Mulheres (LCSM). Métodos estudo transversal, descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, desenvolvido de forma online com 90 participantes em dez eventos sobre a temática...

This study sought to evaluate the perception of quality of life of pregnant women before and after a group intervention. This is a mixed-methods research, typified as sequential explanatory, developed in five Brazilian health units. The participants were women undergoing prenatal care who experienced groups of pregnant women, which promoted multidi...

Objectives: to verify the prevalence of breastfeeding and the children’s nutritional status of indigenous origin up to two years of age in the triple frontier region: Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Methods: data from the Sistema de Vigilância Nutricional e Alimentar Indígena (Indigenous Food and Nutrition Surveillance System) were analyzed, being...

Resumo Objetivos: verificar a prevalência do aleitamento materno e estado nutricional de crianças de origem indígena até dois anos de idade na região de tríplice fronteira: Brasil, Argentina e Paraguai. Métodos: foram analisados dados do Sistema de Vigilância Nutricional e Alimentar Indígena, sendo um estudo transversal e descritivo. A pesquisa foi...

This study aimed to understand the perception of Street Outreach Office professionals regarding the health care offered to homeless women during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This is a qualitative and descriptive study developed with nine health professionals of a Street Outreach Office team from a large city in the countryside of São Paulo State (Brazil)...

Objective To analyze puerperal women’s experiences of sexual health after childbirth from the perspective of symbolic interactionism. Method Descriptive, qualitative study. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted by videoconference with women in the remote puerperium, captured by snowball technique and searched for “seeds” on Instagram®....

Objective To analyze puerperal women’s experiences of sexual health after childbirth from the perspective of symbolic interactionism. Method Descriptive, qualitative study. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted by videoconference with women in the remote puerperium, captured by snowball technique and searched for “seeds” on Instagram®....

Objetivo: caracterizar las relaciones sexuales de los adolescentes y su relación con las variables sociodemográficas, fuentes de información y hábitos de comportamiento. Método: estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal, realizado con 85 adolescentes de escuelas primarias y secundarias públicas de un municipio del estado de São Paulo. Los d...

Objective: to characterize adolescents’ sexual practices and their association with sociodemographic variables, sources of information and behavioral habits. Method: a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted with 85 adolescents from public elementary and high schools in a city in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected throu...

Objective: to characterize adolescents' sexual practices and their association with sociodemographic variables, sources of information and behavioral habits. Method: a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted with 85 adolescents from public elementary and high schools in a city in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected th...

The aim of study was to understand care strategies for homeless women, focusing on aspects of sexual and reproductive health from the perspective of Street Outreach Office strategy professionals. This is a qualitative study carried out in a large city in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected from December 2020 to April 2021 thro...

Objectives: to describe the daily life of Brazilian women who work in mining. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study, with analysis based on the theory of Symbolic Interactionism. Non-participant observations, field diary writing, sociodemographic form, non-directive interviews, recorded and transcribed in full, were carried out with 19 women...

Objectives to describe the daily life of Brazilian women who work in mining. Methods a descriptive, qualitative study, with analysis based on the theory of Symbolic Interactionism. Non-participant observations, field diary writing, sociodemographic form, non-directive interviews, recorded and transcribed in full, were carried out with 19 women who...

A extensão universitária propicia a inter-relação entre a universidade e a sociedade. Faz com que a universidade fortaleça o seu papel social através das trocas de saberes e ações na comunidade, além de permitir aos acadêmicos o aprimoramento de habilidades e competências. Nessa direção, este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar a experiência de u...

Introdução: A violência contra a mulher é um fenómeno multimensional que teve aumento expressivo durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência de desenvolvimento de uma estratégia de prevenção, proteção e suporte às mulheres em risco de violência, durante a pandemia de COVID-19, mediada pela incorporação das Tecnologias de Informa...

Objective: To identify the practice of stealthing among university students and the associations between the profile of these young people and this practice. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out at a university campus in a city in the countryside of Sao Paulo. Data collection was carried out online by RedCap between May and September 2018,...

Objective To identify the practice of stealthing among university students and the associations between the profile of these young people and this practice. Method Cross-sectional study carried out at a university campus in a city in the countryside of Sao Paulo. Data collection was carried out online by RedCap between May and September 2018, thro...

A presença do parceiro no pré-natal traz inúmeros benefícios, porém o racismo institucional é um dos fatores que dificultam e impedem a participação do homem no pré-natal do parceiro. Os objetivos desse estudo foram: descrever o perfil sociodemográfico de homens atendidos pelo programa do pré-natal do parceiro, verificar a adesão ao pré-natal do pa...

Objective To identify the educational leaflets of the Brazilian Ministry of Health on women's health available in the Virtual Health Library; to classify the representation of women in these leaflets according to ethnicity / race / color; to analyze the representation of black women in these leaflets. Method Documentary, descriptive, exploratory s...

Objective To identify the educational leaflets of the Brazilian Ministry of Health on women's health available in the Virtual Health Library; to classify the representation of women in these leaflets according to ethnicity / race / color; to analyze the representation of black women in these leaflets. Method Documentary, descriptive, exploratory s...

Objective: To describe adolescents' everyday activities and emotional consequences related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Qualitative study grounded in Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology, involving 22 students at two public schools in a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews were conducted, had their audio recorded, and...

Estudo de reflexão teórica que objetivou apresentar os Determinantes Sociais da Saúde (DSS) e discorrer sobre sua relação com o aleitamento materno e sua capacidade de contribuir para a diminuição das iniquidades em saúde, fundamentado no conceito de DSS proposto pela Organização Mundial da Saúde. Dois eixos temáticos nortearam as discussões e refl...

Objetivo: Compreender a adesão tardia e as representações sociais relacionadas à assistência pré-natal. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa para a qual se adotou como referencial metodológico a Análise de Conteúdo, modalidade temática, e como referencial teórico a Teoria das Representações Sociais, que possibilitou interpretar a...

Vulnerable women are considered a priority in public policies and research agendas. It is necessary to understand better the specificities of their daily lives and the meanings they attribute to their experiences, as this undoubtedly contributes to more grounded and culturally appropriate practices. Additionally, innovative techniques in qualitativ...

Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sistematizada e discussão em torno de três eixos orientadores: o primeiro discute a vulnerabilidade das mulheres potencializada pela pandemia da COVID-19; no segundo, reflete sobre as políticas políticas públicas de saúde das mulheres no Brasil e estratégias de enfrentamento da COVID-19 com o objetivo de manter a...

Objective: to identify the levels of anxiety and breastfeeding self-efficacy in puerperal women at the intervals of 60, 120, and 180 days postpartum; and to verify the influence of anxiety on breastfeeding self-efficacy among these puerperal women. Method: an analytical, longitudinal and prospective study, conducted with 186 puerperal women, and...

Objetivo: Relatar a experiência de atuação de uma Liga Acadêmica de Cuidados à Saúde da Mulher durante o ano de 2020 apresentando as dificuldades e facilidades encontradas frente às atividades remotas. Relato da experiência: A Liga Acadêmica estudada pertencente a um curso de graduação em Enfermagem de uma universidade pública brasileira e ao longo...

O aborto é uma das principais causas da morte materna repercutindo as desigualdades em saúde, não havendo uma política pública que proteja a mulher para realizá-lo em condições sanitárias adequadas. O aborto induzido e inseguro é produto de diversos determinantes sociais, tais como gênero, fatores sociodemográficos, étnico-raciais e posição socioec...

Objective: To develop and validate a prototype mobile application on breastfeeding for health professionals. Method: Methodological study. To build this prototype, information obtained from interviews with six health professionals who were certified as international breastfeeding consultants was employed. For validating the prototype, screenshot...

Objective: to relate the type of breastfeeding in the women's sexual function. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 150 women in the postpartum period registered in the Family Health Strategy of a large Brazilian municipality. Two instruments were used: one for characterizing sociodemographic, obstetric and breastfeeding variables, and...

Introduction: In Brazil, prenatal care indicators demonstrate the persistence of inadequate health services. This inadequacy is observed mainly in the Amazon region, in a context of social and regional inequalities. Aims: to understand the social representations about the search for prenatal care for puerperal women who joined the prenatal care lat...

Objective: Check for associations between maternal age and the reasons provided by mothers for the early introduction of complementary feeding in infants at 30, 90 and 180 days after birth. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study, conducted in a maternity hospital of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) located in a medium-sized city of t...

p> Objetivos: identificar os conhecimentos de adolescentes sobre práticas sexuais seguras e identificar as necessidades de informação dos adolescentes sobre infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e gravidez. Método: estudo transversal realizado com 499 adolescentes de escola pública, de fevereiro a abril de 2017, por meio de questionário au- toaplica...

Objetivos Identificar a prevalência do início da atividade sexual em adolescentes e a prática de sexo seguro entre os mesmos. Método Estudo transversal realizado com 499 adolescentes, em Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, de fevereiro a abril de 2017, por meio de um questionário autoaplicado e semiestruturado, contemplando iniciação, práticas sexuais, co...

Objetivos identificar os sintomas de ansiedade em mulheres rurais e a influência de variáveis sociodemográficas, econômicas, comportamentais e de saúde reprodutiva sobre os sintomas de ansiedade. Método estudo observacional e transversal. Participaram 280 mulheres residentes na área rural. Foi utilizado o inventário de ansiedade Traço-Estado. Na a...

Introdução para a promoção, proteção e apoio à amamentação, as instituições que aderem à Iniciativa Hospital Amigo da Criança (IHAC) adotam os chamados “Dez passos para o sucesso do aleitamento materno”. O quarto passo da IHAC consiste em ajudar as mães a iniciar o aleitamento materno, na primeira meia hora após o nascimento, ainda na sala de parto...

Objective: to evaluate and compare the self-esteem of young female university students aged between 18 and 24 years old according to race/skin color criteria. Method: a cross-sectional and quantitative study, developed with 240 undergraduate female students from a public Brazilian university. Data collection took place online through a structured...

Objective: to analyze the relationship between maternal self-efficacy to breastfeed and sociodemographic, obstetric, and neonatal variables; between the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and sociodemographic variables; and between the breastfeeding self-efficacy and the duration of exclusive breastfeeding at the intervals of 30, 60, and 180 days...

Objective: to develop and validate with a panel of experts a scenario of maternal-child clinical simulation, related to humanized childbirth and birth. Method: methodological study based on the Jeffries framework and standardized guides of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation in Learning, which used analysis with descripti...

Objective: to investigate female sexual function in women six months postpartum and to compare sexual function among women who had and who did not have severe maternal morbidity (SMM). Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 110 women in the postpartum period, with and without SMM. Two instruments were used, one for the characterization of...

OBJECTIVE: to identify risk factors associated with the occurrence of depression in pregnancy available in the scientific literature. METHOD: integrative review of articles published in electronic databases MEDLINE by means of Pubmed, SCOPUS, CINAHAL, PsycINFO and LILACS between 2012 and 2016. RESULTS: 37 studies were analyzed. They identified seve...

The Internet offers a powerful network of information on breastfeeding that is used by doctors, patients, and scientists. The objective of this study is to describe the process of development of a data extraction tool to evaluate the content and quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet. Using a descriptive study method, we examined Inte...

Objetivo avaliar o efeito de uma intervenção telefônica na autoeficácia de puérperas na duração e exclusividade da amamentação. Método estudo experimental randomizado controlado envolvendo 85 lactantes aos dois meses e 77 aos quatro meses. A amostra foi randomizada em dois grupos: controle e intervenção. A intervenção consistiu em um acompanhament...

Objective: TO analyze the presence and extent of the Primary Health Care attributes in the breastfeeding process based on the experience of the health professionals in the services certified by the Amamenta Brasil Network in comparison with non-certified services. Method: cross-sectional and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, using the...

Objective: To describe and analyze the forms of representation of black women in posters used by the Brazilian Ministry of Health for advertising campaigns on women's sexual and reproductive health. Method: Descriptive, exploratory and documentary study with advertising posters addressing the promotion of women's sexual and reproductive health,...

Os objetivos deste estudo foram:identificar os aplicativos móveis sobre amamentação em português e analisar o conteúdo destes aplicativos, com base nas recomendações oficiais. Trata-se de estudo transversal e descritivo, que investigou os aplicativos nas lojas virtuais Play Store e Apple Store.Foram analisados 12 aplicativos. Todos apresentavam a f...

The aim of this study was to describe an historical view of public policies focused on women's health in Angola. This is a historical perspective research, using documental analysis and categorical analysis of official historical sources, from the Ministry of Health and the National Directorate of Public Health of Angola and the official website of...

RESUMOObjetivo: refletir sobre a teoria da autoeficácia na amamentação e sua apropriação na prática do enfermeiro. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo, cuja coleta dos dados ocorreu a partir de uma revisão de literatura. Após a leitura ampliada e aprofundada sobre a temática, originaram-se duas categorias de reflexão. Resultados: a autoeficácia...

Objective To verify the association between breastfeeding self-efficacy of adolescent mothers and length of exclusive breastfeeding. Methods Longitudinal and prospective study. The Brazilian version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale was used to evaluate breastfeeding self-efficacy, and a questionnaire was administered through telephone cont...

OBJECTIVE Identifying the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and analyzing the influence of sociodemographic, economic, behavioral and reproductive health variables on Common Mental Disorders in women of childbearing age living in the rural area of Uberaba-MG, Brazil. METHOD An observational and cross-sectional study. Socio-demographic, economi...

Objetivo: Identificar os aspectos sociodemográficos, obstétricos e de saúde de mulheres com experiência de morbidade materna grave em um hospital de nível terciário. Material e método: Estudo descritivo, transversal, de base hospitalar realizado em 78 mulheres. A coleta de dados realizou-se por meio de entrevistas estruturadas e revisão de prontuár...

Objective: to measure and compare the breastfeeding self-efficacy between adolescents and adults mothers in the immediate postpartum. Method: is an observational, cross-sectional and comparative study, developed at a maternity hospital in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Data were collected between January and July 2014. The sample consisted of 306 adult m...

Objetivo Verificar a associação entre a autoeficácia na amamentação e os fatores sociodemográficos e obstétricos das adolescentes. Métodos Estudo observacional, transversal e descritivo, desenvolvido no alojamento conjunto de uma maternidade pública no município de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. Os dados foram coletados no período de janeiro a julho d...

Objetivo: Identificar a prática das enfermeiras atuantes na rede municipal de saúde de Ribeirão Preto, SP, rela tiva à promoção do aleitamento materno para gestantes e/ou mães adolescentes. Material e método: Pesquisa descritiva, qualitativa, realizada na rede básica de saúde de Ribeirão Preto, com 12 enfermeiras, em julho e agosto de 2009, por me...

Os objetivos do estudo foram determinar a prevalência de sintomas depressivos em mães adolescentes e caracterizá-las quanto aos aspectos sociodemográficos, comportamentais e de saúde mental. Estudo observacional, descritivo e transversal, desenvolvido em unidades de saúde, com 72 mães adolescentes por meio da Escala de Depressão Pós-parto de Edimbu...

This study aims to evaluate the practice of breastfeeding among women in intimate partner violence situation during the current pregnancy for the duration of exclusive breastfeeding, the level of self-efficacy in breastfeeding, related factors from the beginning, the establishment of breastfeeding and early weaning. Cross-sectional study. 63 women...

Objective: to identify characteristics of women who have suffered severe lactational mastitis. Method: a descriptive, retrospective, documentary, quantitative study was performed. Data were collected from patient records of 114 hospitalized women from January of 2009 to December of 2013. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Resul...

Objective: to identify the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, trait and state anxiety, and intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Method: observational, cross-sectional study developed with 358 pregnant women. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version was used, as well as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory...

Theoretical framework: The performance of primary care nursing professionals contributes to improving breastfeeding rates. Objectives: To describe the personal and professional characteristics of primary care nursing professionals and identify their perceptions regarding their own ability to manage and guide the practice of breastfeeding. Methodolo...

To investigate the association between intimate partner violence and indicators of suicidal ideation during the current pregnancy. This is a cross-sectional observational study developed with 358 pregnant women selected by systematic random sampling in Ribeirão Preto, southeastern Brazil. The Back Suicidal Ideation Scale and an adapted version of t...

Aims and objectivesTo identify the association of antenatal depressive symptoms with intimate partner violence during the current pregnancy in Brazilian women. Background Intimate partner violence is an important risk factor for antenatal depression. To the authors' knowledge, there has been no study to date that assessed the association between in...

Objective: To identify the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and mental disorders in women in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. Methodology: A review was conducted of papers published in Portuguese, English and Spanish regarding the study theme. The databases explored were PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and PsycINFO. Re...

Objective. To identify the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and mental disorders in women in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. Method. A review was conducted of papers published in Portuguese, English and Spanish regarding the study theme. The databases explored were PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and PsycINFO. Results. Th...

This observational, descriptive and analytic study aimed to identify the prevalence of IPV cases among pregnant women and classify them according to the type and frequency; identify the obstetric and neonatal results and their associations with the intimate partner violence (IPV) occurrence in the current pregnancy. It was developed with 232 pregna...

Objective: Identifying the knowledge about breastfeeding of the nurses of the Family Health Program, and possible associations between the knowledge and personal, professional and self evaluation aspects. Methodology: Observational and cross-sectional study conducted in family health units of a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with 85 nursing profe...

This integrative literature review aims to investigate the content of the scientific production regarding professionals' practices in the implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. The articles were selected in October 2012, in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases. 187 studies were identified; after the application of the inclusion and ex...

In addition to the complexity involved in teenage pregnancy, the time after delivery has been made as a critic, when teenagers were faced with the exercise of the maternal role. The objectives of the study are to identify and analyze the meaning of the child care and self care postpartum among adolescent users of primary care network and the resour...

Os objetivos deste estudo foram identificar o perfil de mulheres doadoras de leite humano, suas razões ou motivos para a doação e as pessoas que apoiaram esta prática; caracterizar o comportamento de doação destas nutrizes; e identificar os fatores relacionados ao seu conhecimento sobre o processamento do leite doado. Estudo observacional e transve...

The objectives were to identify the profile of donors of human milk, their reasons or motives for donation and the people who supported this practice; characterize the behavior of giving of these women; and identify factors related to their knowledge about the processing of donated milk.. It was a cross-sectional observational study, developed from...

Background: Nursing professionals qualified and aware of the importance of breastfeeding as a practice permeated by social, cultural, historical, economic and psychological factors contribute significantly to its establishment and mainten- ance. The objective was to describe the breastfeeding-related performance of nursing professionals in the Fami...

AbstrAct Objective: To investigate students' knowledge about breastfeeding in the first and fourth year of a Bachelor of Nursing course. Methods: An observational, transversal and descriptive study using a quantitative approach, developed in a public university in the state of São Paulo. The data collection instrument contained 25 questions, divide...

The historical evolution of breastfeeding practices and the causes of early weaning in Brazil are reviewed in the paper. Literature analysis suggests that breastfeeding success depends on three elements: Correct management of the technique, perception of breastfeeding importance, and the mother’s decision to do it.

The aims of this study were to analyze maternal perceptions about the milk they produced and its relationship with the duration and experience of exclusive breastfeeding. The participants of this cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study were 231 breastfeeding mothers who accompanied their less-than-4-month-old children in a Brazilian Public Heal...

Objective. To characterized the work situation of women in the gravid-puerperal cycle. Methodology. Transversal study, performed in 2005 in a maternal unit in Riberirao Preto- Brazil that attends exclusively patients from the Unique Health System. 122 postpartum women who were in the labor market during pregnancy participated. Results. 52.5% of the...

OBJETIVOS: Caracterizar o aleitamento materno entre mães adolescentes; identificar as experiências anteriores da amamentação; identificar eventos/situações que consideram como obstáculo na amamentação atual. MÉTODOS: Estudo exploratório desenvolvido em maternidade de baixo risco de Ribeirão Preto-SP. Foram entrevistadas 80 puérperas adolescentes. A...

to identify women's feelings after early contact with their newborn infants in the delivery room, and to identify how health professionals involved in mother and infant care behave in the intrapartum setting. a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews and observation. Content analysis was used to derive the three themes that emerged fr...

The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the epidural analgesia and the perineal laceration in women submitted to a vaginal childbirth. A descriptive and transversal study was realized with 109 archives of women attended during the childbirth process in a maternity located in Ribeirão Preto. The data was collected in March and A...

OBJECTIVE: To describe women's experiences with the fourth step of the Hospital Baby Friendly Initiative. METHODS: A qualitative study was undertaken to collect data from 23 women admitted to a maternity hospital, in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis. RESULTS: Women stat...

Objective: To describe women's experiences with the fourth step of the Hospital Baby Friendly Initiative. Methods: A qualitative study was undertaken to collect data from 23 women admitted to a maternity hospital, in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and submitted to content analysis. Results: Women state...

Breastfeeding is not only a biological function, but also a social and cultural one. This study aimed to analyze the fourth step of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative - breastfeeding during the first thirty minutes of life - of a maternity hospital in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. It is a documental, descriptive and retrospective study. Data were col...

Apesar do conhecimento sobre amamentação, acumulado pelos cientistas e profissionais de saúde, ao longo do século XX, o desmame precoce persistiu neste período como importante causa do aumento da morbi-mortalidade infantil. Assim, a partir de 1980, políticas públicas em prol da amamentação começaram a ser desenvolvidas, principalmente em países sub...

A pesar del conocimiento sobre el amamantamiento, reunido por científicos y profesionales de la salud, a lo largo del siglo XX, el destete precoz persistió en este período como una causa importante para el aumento de la morbilidad y la mortalidad infantil. Desde el año 1980, las políticas públicas en pro del amamantamiento empezaron a ser desarroll...

In spite of the knowledge on breastfeeding which scientists and health professionals have accumulated throughout the 20 th century, early weaning continues being an important cause of increasing child morbidity and mortality. From 1980 onwards, public policies were established to stimulate breastfeeding, mainly in underdeveloped countries. However,...