Lactancia materna como seguridad alimentaria en los niños y niñas de 0 a 6 meses en el aula hospitalaria

Abstract

The general purpose of this research article was to promote food safety in children from 0 to 6 months through breastfeeding, aimed at lactating and pregnant mothers in the hospital classroom of the Hospital Dr. Jesús García Coello, belonging to the circuit educational No. 2 of the Judibana parish, Los Taques municipality of Falcón State. The contributions of the ecological theory of Bronfenbrenner (1987) were taken. The methodology used was Participatory and Transformative Action Research. Following the socio-critical paradigm under the type of qualitative research. The collection techniques used were the interview and participant observation, the key informants were represented by lactating and pregnant mothers. The observation guide and the interview script were used as data collection instruments, under the Food Safety research line. The development of the proposal allowed the active participation of lactating and pregnant mothers recognizing that they are the first generators of affective bonds and that breastfeeding guarantees comprehensive health in the first months of life, also, they managed to understand the benefit that it has breastfeeding and the security they provide to their children, becoming aware of the attention and love that must always be present in the care of their little ones.