Introduction: Breastfeeding (LM) is the ideal food during the first months of life, LM strengthens the mother-child bond, prevents diseases and has beneficial effects with maturation and development.

Objective: It is based on applying a method to identify the knowledge and attitudes in the topic of Breastfeeding, in non-pregnant women and pregnant women and pregnant women in fertile age.

Material and Method: It was based on a qualitative, descriptive observational, prospective, cross-sectional research in the period from February to May 2019 in two health centers in the city of Barranquilla. The sample population was a total: pregnant women of childbearing age (30) and (30) non-pregnant women, first-time and multi-pregnant, voluntarily participated with prior informed consent, who met the inclusion criteria and who attended outpatient consultation Obstetrics Gynecology. The information was obtained directly, through the application of the validated questionnaire CAP instrument.

Results: The pregnant and multigent pregnant women predominated 18 to 23 years (46.60%), and the non-pregnant women, between 24 and 29 years (50%), 87% primigestas compared to 53% nulliparous, with a socioeconomic level I. In relation to the educational level, non-pregnant women between 24 and 29 years old showed that 100% finished higher education while pregnant women between 18 and 23 years finished high school in a (63.30%) Both groups showed knowledge in the subject.

Conclusions: We still need to promote the LM by health professionals, this requires us a greater commitment of the interdisciplinary team.

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Knowledge; Attitudes; Primitive; Multigesta

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Citation

Citation: Carmen Carrero Gonzalez., et al. “Study of Attitudes, Knowledge and Practices in Breastfeeding in Managers and Non-Managers in Colombian Fertile Age”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 4.3 (2020): 03-08.

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