Abstract
Objective:
Discuss the knowledge of nurses in the clinical management of breastfeeding, so the benefits of breastfeeding on the health of women and children.
Method:
A descriptive, exploratory qualitative study conducted in public hospitals of Niterói with fifty-nine nurses working in obstetrics center, rooming and ward pregnant. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to the construction of thematic categories.
Results:
Knowledge of nurses about the clinical management of breastfeeding, the result of an assistance expertise based on attitudes to support lactation involving women-nursing mother, the newborn and family.
Conclusion:
The technical and scientific knowledge it becomes very important because the strategies to promote breastfeeding in the clinical management of breastfeeding.
Keywords:
Breast Feeding; Women's Health; Nursing