"Breast milk is important": what do nursing mothers in Fortaleza think about breastfeeding?

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Lorena Oliveira Peixoto (Author), Daniela Vasconcelos de Azevedo (Author), Leontina Fernandes Britto (Author), Isadora Nogueira Vasconcelos (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Ngā marau: article
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Abstract Objectives: to analyze the meaning of breastfeeding for nursing mothers, users of the public health network in Fortaleza city, Ceará. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with nursing mothers from nine health units. The data were collected through the application of a socioecon...