Abandono precoz de la lactancia materna en madres que acuden a un centro de salud de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The mothers' youths cause them to be unaware of thebenefits that the use of exclusive maternal milk contains in the nutritional process of the newborn when it comes to its effective and potential development. The topic is about early abandonment of breastfeeding in mothers who go to a health center. Objective: To analyze the early abandonmentof breastfeeding The study is a quantitative, descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study. Methodological Design: Sample: 50 mothers. A surveywas conducted using a 20-question questionnaire addressed to study subjects. Results: age range of 20-25 years 50%; 13-19 years 22%; 96% dedicated to the housework; 50% do not study; 44% of the mothers refer to the health center because of the continuous illness of the children; 68% of mothers have information on breastfeeding; 86% are unaware of the benefits of breastfeeding for the child and the mother; 90% are unaware of disease prevention in children by providing breastfeeding to children; 60% abandoned breastfeeding prematurely due to lack of knowledge. Conclusion: Despite the efforts made by the Ministry of Public Health, mothers are not aware of breastfeeding.