Clinical management of breastfeeding: axiological value from women's perspective

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the axiological value of nurturing women regarding the clinical management of breastfeeding. Method(s): This is a phenomenological qualitative study based on the theory of Max Scheler's values,conducted between May and June 2014 in the joint quarters of two university hospitals in Niteroi/RJ and Santa Maria/RS. Twenty nursing mothers participated in the study and The data was organized,subjected to the comprehensive analysis technique and was interpreted according to the value theory and the specific policies of breastfeeding. Result(s): Two thematic units emerged in the study: breastfeeding clinical management and its vital value and the health network to support breastfeeding care: a utility value. Conclusion(s): The management of breastfeeding enables a health care that goes beyond the interests,intentions and views of health professionals and institutions; human and existential questions must be seized by rational experiences,linked to those relating to the perception of the nurturer. This perception provides a reframing that is centered in the care provided to women,children and the family. Copyright © 2016,Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery. All rights reserved.