Programa de promoción de lactancia materna dirigida a mujeres embarazadas que acuden al Centro de Salud Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi, diciembre 2021 – febrero 2022.

Abstract

The Aim was to implement a breastfeeding promotion program, aimed at pregnant women attending the Latacunga Health Centre, Cotopaxi province, December 2021 - February 2022. Breastfeeding is important because it contains many benefits for the mother, such as the prevention of ovarian cancer, and for the child, it is a complete nutrient that should be administered during the first six months of life, and it is economical for the family. This research project is descriptive because it aims to describe the knowledge that pregnant women have about breastfeeding through the application of the survey instrument, cross-sectional because it was carried out at a certain point in time. In addition, quasi-experimental because a study group was established, in this case pregnant women who attend to Latacunga Health Centre in Cotopaxi Province; for the development of this research work, the techniques of David Leyva and Morganov Heredia were used. It is concluded that the study group has incorrect knowledge, therefore training is carried out to reinforce their knowledge and it is recommended to implement within the Latacunga Health Centre new educational-communication strategies for prenatal counselling on breastfeeding, its benefits, care, and warnings.