Abstract
The aim of this study was to understand the agencies of migrant mothers in their interaction with health professionals promoting compliance with exclusive breastfeeding (EB). This qualitative study conducted interviews with breastfeeding migrant and Chilean women and health professionals from the Chile Crece Contigo Program in Chile. The results indicated that migrant women who did not practice EB took actions to resist pressure from health professionals considered a form of agency; however, this did not necessarily free them from social judgment. In addition, these actions were associated with a lack of promotion of parental co-responsibility and access to social and economic resources.
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