Social representations regarding human lactation in those women-mothers who decided to discontinue breastfeeding.
Introduction: Human lactation (HF) is a biological phenomenon that consists of the production of milk by the mammary gland to be provided as food for the baby. However, it is also a social process that involves women's bodily experiences, emotions and expectations about parenting. Whether breas...
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| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/40612 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Human lactation (HF) is a biological phenomenon that consists of the production of milk by the mammary gland to be provided as food for the baby. However, it is also a social process that involves women's bodily experiences, emotions and expectations about parenting. Whether breastfeeding becomes an obligation or a social mandate violates women's right to decide freely. Objective: the aim was to identify the social representations regarding LH in those women-mothers who decided to interrupt breastfeeding in the province of Córdoba. Methodology: a descriptive study was carried out with a quali-quantitative approach. The qualitative analysis was approached under the methodological perspective of phenomenology. Semi-structured surveys were carried out with women-mothers in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Results: the study was able to identify the social representations related to HL by identifying codes and values, knowledge and skills associated with it. At the same time, this study made it possible to recognize the sociodemographic and perinatal characteristics of the population under study. Conclusion: social representations in relation to breastfeeding are conjugated according to the contexts, experiences and social actors that give meaning and determine the maintenance or abandonment of breastfeeding. |
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