This study aimed to describe the main biopsychosocial factors that positively and negatively
influence the practice of breastfeeding. This is an integrative literature review, with a
bibliographical survey carried out in March 2023 in the databases: LILACS, MEDLINE,
BDENF and SCIELO, through the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): Breastfeeding, Early
weaning, Nutrition and Child Health, using the Boolean operator “AND”. Articles published
in national and international databases were included, with full texts available, in Portuguese
and English, and published between the years 2013 to 2023. In total, 15 studies complied with
the established inclusion criteria, answering the guiding question about what are the
determinants in the practice of breastfeeding, presenting as influencing factors, mainly,
difficulties associated with the deficit in practical knowledge of breastfeeding, breast
complications, lack of of support in the family and work environment, in addition to helpless
health care, among other reasons. Breastfeeding is influenced by biological,
sociodemographic and sociocultural issues that determine this practice and, therefore, there is
a need for more studies focused on subjective aspects of the breastfeeding process, aiming at
more effective interventions, expanding and updating existing strategies.
|
