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    Knowledge of breastfeeding and breastfeeding practices in first-time mothers of the María Auxiliadora Hospital - San Juan de Miraflores - Lima, 2022
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-03-31) Huaraca Contreras, José; Gonzales Saldaña, Susan Haydee
    Objective: To determine the relationship between breastfeeding and breastfeeding practices in first-time mothers of the Hospital María Auxiliadora de San Juan de Miraflores attended in the year 2022. Methodology: hypothetical-deductive study with a quantitative, non-experimental approach, in which 74 first-time mothers from the María Auxiliadora Hospital in San Juan de Miraflores participated, attended in the month of May 2022, in which their knowledge of breastfeeding was evaluated by conducting a survey. with a "Questionnaire of knowledge of breastfeeding" and their breastfeeding practices with observation through an Observation Guide to evaluate breastfeeding practices. The data were analyzed descriptively by frequencies, measures of central tendency, minimum and maximum values, and the relationship was estimated with a significance of 0.05 using the non- parametric Rho Spearman test. Results: The study sample was characterized by belonging to an age group of 18 to 22 years old (58.1%), having a secondary education (68.9%), being a cohabitant (77%) and coming from Lima (81.1%); In addition, 40.54% had low knowledge and 39.19% medium, breastfeeding practices in 97.3% were inadequate and of those who had adequate practices, 50% had medium knowledge and 50% high knowledge and of those who had inadequate practices 41.7% had low knowledge, 38.9% medium and 19.4% high; observing that both variables are not related (p=0.050), and neither the generalities dimension of the LM (p=0.080) and the benefits dimension (p=0.132) and the hygiene dimension in the LM (p=0.276) is related to breastfeeding practices. Conclusion: There is no relationship between knowledge about breastfeeding and breastfeeding practices since it was evidenced that first-time mothers have some knowledge, however there is a minimum of adequate practices on the subject.