Abstract
Breastfeeding is one of the most relevant stages of a woman’s reproductive life, and its achievement brings scientifically proven benefits. Despite the advantages, its practice falls short of what is recommended by health agencies. There are many factors that make it difficult for women to breastfeed; the main influencers of these factors are the sociocultural, psychological and physical conditions of the woman, as well as the health conditions of the child. The non-occurrence of breastfeeding, besides depriving the mother-child binomial of advantages such as adequate nutrition of the child, prevention of chronic and infectious diseases; prevention of breast cancer and bleeding in women is often accompanied by negative feelings about the inability to breastfeed. In view of the context, it is of fundamental importance that activities are carried out that verify the causes of non-accomplishment of breastfeeding by puerperal women. As a goal, this research proposed to identify the factors that most frequently impede breastfeeding among the users of the ISEA milk bank. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative-quantitative approach. We have sampled 90 questionnaires that met the eligibility criteria. The most frequent cause of prohibition on breastfeeding was prematurity; 85% of the women stated negative feelings about the impossibility of breastfeeding. Only 19% of the participants performed psychological counseling. Through the data obtained in this study, health agencies and educational entities are expected to be encouraged to promote actions that address the factors that make breastfeeding impossible. In addition, there is an expectation of greater support for the mental health of women who are unable to breastfeed their children, thus reducing the consequences of non-breastfeeding.
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