1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This study examined infant feeding promotion and support provided by government health services in Lima.» (p. i)

Questions/Hypothèses :
Trois questions ont guidé l’auteure: «1) What are the experiences of mothers in relation to infant feeding promotion and support from government health services in Lima, Peru?; 2) What are the experiences of health care providers in providing infant feeding promotion and support to mothers through government health services in Lima, Peru?; 3) What are the actual observed practices related to promotion and support of infant feeding in government health services in Lima, Peru?» (p. 27)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
La présente étude est basée sur la participation de «16 HCP [health care provider] and 11 mothers of infants [less than] 6 months of age.» (p. i)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«This study demonstrated that although Peru is seen as a leader in protecting and promoting BF [breast feeding], in reality policies and promotional activities are not sufficient to protect mothers and their families from aggressive marketing and distribution practices of infant formula companies. An intensification of monitoring activities for better compliance is needed. […] Support for mothers of infants less than six months should consider the mothers’ needs of knowledge, barriers to breastfeed exclusively, and BF difficulties. Participatory group sessions provided pre- and postnatally as well as written and visual material constitute good channels to build and/or strengthen the mothers’ general knowledge about BF.» (p. 88-89)