PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BREASTFEEDING IN THE 1st HOUR OF LIFE AT THE PROFESSOR ALBERTO ANTUNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2017.

Abstract Breastfeeding in the first hour of life is a key factor in reducing neonatal mortality rates, besides providing an initial contact that favors the establishment of the mother-child bond, bringing physical and psychological benefits to both. The research aims to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life at the University Hospital Professor Alberto Antunes in the year 2017.

The study is a documentary, descriptive with a quantitative approach The result showed that, according to the WHO classification, the rate of breastfeeding in the first hour of life is considered good at the study site. And the factor that has the greatest influence on the accomplishment of this good neonatal practice is the way of parturition.

Faced with this reality and the innumerable benefits that this action provides both the mother and the newborn, it is suggested the encouragement of professional training, alternatives for the implementation of this good practice in cesarean parturitions, and the preparation of booklets presenting the main advantages of early maternal breastfeeding

Keywords: Breastfeeding, First hour of life, Newborn.

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