The purpose of this study was to implement a nursing care proposal with an educational focus for breastfeeding mothers at a hospital in Curitiba, with the effective involvement of the nursing staff of the rooming-in unit. In order to achieve this objective, the ideas of Watson were used as theoretical background. Methodology involved the implementation of all steps of the nursing process. Conceptual building, systematization and evaluation of the care provided enabled to outline the conceptual landmark. In order to implement the steps of the proposal, meetings were carried out between mothers and nursing staff, as well as to gather data. Qualitative data methods were used to analyse the data. Fifteen (15) mothers participated in the study. The results showed that it was possible, along the study, to uncover their difficulties, wishes, anxieties, frustrations, emotions, expectations, fears, doubts, preconceptions and feelings of insecurity, discouragement, satisfaction and apathy.
breastfeeding; nursing care; nursing process