Objetivo: avaliar a autoeficácia materna em amamentar no puerpério imediato. Métodos:estudo transversal que envolveu 132 puérperas. No alojamento conjunto, foi aplicado formulário com dados sociodemográficos e obstétricos e a Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form. Resultados: a maioria das mulheres entrevistadas apresentou elevada (90,9%) e média (9,1%) autoeficácia em amamentar. Não houve associação entre os escores da Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form e as variáveis sociodemográficas e obstétricas. Conclusão: as mulheres apresentaram elevada autoeficácia em amamentar, o que remete à expectativa favorável ao aleitamento materno, sendo necessário acompanhamento do profissional enfermeiro para garantir assistência mais efetiva no apoio à amamentação.
Objective: to evaluate the maternal self-efficacy in breastfeeding in the immediate puerperium. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study involving 132 puerperae. A form with sociodemographic and obstetrical data and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form was applied in the rooming-in maternity ward. Results: the majority of the interviewed women presented high self-efficacy (90.9%) and presented medium (9.1%) self-efficacy in breastfeeding. There was no association between Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form scores and sociodemographic and obstetric variables. Conclusion: women presented high self-efficacy in breastfeeding, which points to a favorable expectation towards breastfeeding, and nurse professional are required to provide more effective assistance in breastfeeding support.
