Maintenance of formal worker breastfeeding: factors that influence and its consequences

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the factors that interfere in the maintenance of breastfeeding of working women with formal employment. Method: Quantitative observational analytical research, with 207 participants, in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, through an online questionnaire. Analyzed using univariate statistical measures. Results: Two categories emerged: conceptions related to breastfeeding while working and consequences of the interference of maternal work on breastfeeding. The first category was subdivided into 5 factors: individual, environmental, organizational, cultural and legal aspects. Conclusion: Strengthening technologies to support breastfeeding: daycare centers in the workplace, implementation of breastfeeding support rooms in companies and expansion of maternity leave were relevant for the consolidation of policies to encourage breastfeeding in the country.