Abstract
Objective: Assessment of the frequency of breastfeeding of puerperal women associating with the type of delivery and checking which factors are limiting the lactation period. Methods: Postpartum women attended by the Obstetrics Service of the Faculty of Medicine of Barbacena and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora were interviewed, who were submitted to anamnesis and questioned about background, type of prenatal care, way of delivery, breast complications, breastfeeding interfering factors. Results: There was no statistical association between initial breastfeeding and type of prenatal care, age, number of pregnancies, deliveries and type of delivery. Hypogalactia was identified as the main interference factor at 15 days postpartum, at 21 it was agalactia, and at 75 and 180 days the pediatrician's indication predominated. Conclusion: The vast majority of patients leave the maternity hospital exclusively breastfeeding. However, as the days go by, there is an important drop in exclusive lactation, either due to hypogalactia or agalactia. The curious thing about this study was the guidance of the pediatrician, who appeared as a cause of suspension of lactation. Caesarean section was a risk factor for non-exclusive lactation.