Apoiar a tomada de decisão sobre a amamentação

: intervenção do enfermeiro especialista

Abstract

The decision to breastfeed is personal, subject to many influences, some resulting from the socialisation of each woman. Understanding the experience of the decision to breastfeed in pregnant or postpartum women allows knowing the factors and components that influence decision-making, allowing nurses to acquire skills in supporting the decision to breastfeed or not to breastfeed. Nurses care for pregnant or puerperal women who have doubts about the decision to breastfeed, since this decision, in addition to being complex, must be unique and informed. Nurses must inform and support the decision, and this intervention must be based on available evidence. This document is part of the Master's Course in Nursing with a Specialization in Child and Pediatric Health Nursing, at the Institute of Health Sciences of the Catholic University of Portugal, in the Curricular Unit Final Internship and Report. The report aims to highlight the learning carried out during the training course, where skills were developed and acquired for the provision of specialised care, required of the Specialist Nurse in the light of Kristen Swanson's theory of care. The methodology used was descriptive and critically reflective, supported by bibliographical research, in order to synthesize the work and learning developed in the different contexts of assistance to children and their families, namely Neonatal Intensive and Special Care Unit, Health Center in a Health Unit Family and Pediatric Inpatient Service, which took place from September five to December sixteen, 2022. The organization of this document is based on the skills of the Specialist Nurse, which are grouped by clinical contexts, where a brief description of the internship context will be carried out, as well as the skills development process. The elaboration of this report reflects the entire path taken to acquire master's and Specialist Nurse skills in Child and Pediatric Health Nursing.

Date of Award	14 Jul 2023
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sílvia Caldeira (Supervisor)