Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age

Teoretična izhodišča: Dojenje je naraven način hranjenja dojenčkov in majhnih otrok. Izključno dojenje v prvih šestih mesecih življenja zagotavlja optimalno rast, razvoj in zdravje otroka. Pomembno je, da je udobno in da vzbuja ugodje posebnega zbližanja med materjo in otrokom. Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti dojenje in težave pri dojenju. Ugotoviti želimo, ali so anketirane matere dovolj informirane o pomenu izključnega dojenja za njih in za otroka. Metodologija raziskovanja: Uporabili smo deskriptivno metodo dela z interpretacijo domače in tuje literature. Raziskava je temeljila na kvantitativni metodi dela. Anketni vprašalnik je sestavljen iz 22 vprašanj odprtega in zaprtega tipa. Dobljene rezultate smo obdelali statistično in jih ponazorili v grafičnem prikazu s programom Microsoft Office Excel. Rezultati: Rezultati so pokazali, da se anketirane matere zavedajo pomembnosti dojenja za njih in za otroka. Menijo, da so dovolj poučene o dojenju, vendar je njihovo znanje o dojenju pomanjkljivo. V povprečju so anketirane matere izključno dojile svoje otroke 4 mesece. Sklep: Raziskava je pokazala, da so ženske dobro informirane o dojenju, a je delež mater, ki svoje otroke 6 mesecev izključno dojijo zelo majhen. Dojenje je naravno, a je tudi umetnost, ki se jo je treba naučiti. Mati potrebuje strokovno pomoč, da prebrodi začetne težave.Theoretical background: Breast-feeding is a natural way of feeding babies and infants. Exclusively breast-feeding in the first six months of a baby’s life ensures optima growth, development and health. Breast-feeding must be comfortable and give the baby and his mother a chance to connect. The goal of this thesis is to present breast-feeding and problems that occur during breast-feeding. We want to find out whether mothers that answered the questionnaire are well informed about the meaning of breast-feeding solely for them and their baby. Methodology: Descriptive method of interpretation of different literature was used. The research is founded on qualitative method. The questionnaire contains 22 open-ended and closed questions. Results of the questionnaire were statistically processed and put into graphical illustrations with the help of Microsoft Office Excel. Results: Results have shown that mothers included in the research are well aveare of the importance of breast-feeding on them end their child. They believe they know enough about breast-feeding, but never the less their knowledge about it is limited. In average these mothers breast-fed their children for four months. Conclusion: Research shows that women are well informed about breast-feeding, but the percentage of mothers who exclusively breast-feed their children for the first 6 months, is very low. Breast-feeding is natural, but nevertheless it is an art, that needs to be taught. Mothers need professional help to overcome initial breast-feeding problems