%0 Journal Article
%T A pr¨¢tica de amamentar entre mulheres que exercem trabalho remunerado na Para¨ªba, Brasil: um estudo transversal
%A Vianna
%A Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo
%A Rea
%A Marina Ferreira
%A Venancio
%A Sonia Isoyama
%A Escuder
%A Maria Mercedes
%J Cadernos de Sa¨²de P¨²blica
%D 2007
%I Escola Nacional de Sa¨²de P¨²blica, Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz
%R 10.1590/S0102-311X2007001000015
%X paid work should not be an obstacle to women's breastfeeding. the world health organization (who) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. in brazil, women are legally entitled to 4 months of maternity leave, but in practice few women enjoy such benefits. how is it possible to practice exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months? we analyzed both the breastfeeding rates and whether paid jobs interfere with breastfeeding in para¨ªba state, northeast brazil. we conducted a cross-sectional study in 70 of 223 municipalities (counties) during the annual immunization campaign in 2002. among 11,076 infants (< 12 months of age), the exclusive breastfeeding rate at 0-4 months was 22.4% and was significantly higher among working women receiving maternity leave as compared to those who did not. the prevalence of total and predominant breastfeeding for 4 months was significantly lower among working women. in rural areas, having paid work was associated with a reduction in exclusive breastfeeding. the results show that breastfeeding practices in para¨ªba fall far short of who recommendations, especially when mothers return to their paid jobs.
%K breast feeding
%K parental leave
%K working women.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-311X2007001000015&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en