Open Accessecological systems approach to breastfeeding
Author(s) -
Sayda Milena Pico-Fonseca,
Diana Paola Betancurth Loaiza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
entramado
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2539-0279
pISSN - 1900-3803
DOI - 10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.1.7226
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , scopus , process (computing) , thematic analysis , ecology , web of science , psychology , medical education , medline , sociology , qualitative research , medicine , political science , computer science , social science , biology , pediatrics , law , operating system
Through a thematic review, this article aims to identify how an ecological approach contributes to the educational processes related to the practice of breastfeeding. Using the PICO process, a search was carried out for research articles published between 2010 and 2020 in various databases and specialized journals such as SCOPUS, Web of Science, Scielo, and Dialnet. The terms used were those standardized by the descriptors of health sciences in English and Spanish. The results yielded a total of 549 articles and, through filtering, 57 investigations on breastfeeding education with an ecological focus on women and their environments were selected and analyzed. These highlight the need to link support networks in this process and to improve training for institutions to strengthen the practice of breastfeeding for the newborn. Moreover, within the educational dynamics for the establishment of the practice, a methodological approach that includes the teachings of the structured concepts of the Ecological Model is pertinent.