Abstract
This paper aims to understand the concept of free demand and hunger signals of the newborn from the perspective of wet-nurses and of health professionals. A qualitative study with 21 wet-nurses and 20 health professionals working in a Child Friendly maternity hospital was performed. The data was collected through recorded interviews and it was used content analysis in the thematic mode. The following subjects were approached: searching the meaning of free demand and recognition of the newborn’s hunger signals. From them, It was evidenced that wet-nurses and some professionals do not know the real meaning of free demand and they indicate the cry as main signal of child hunger.
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