Abstract Objective To describe knowledge produced about maternal perceptions about the influence of breastfeeding on child emotional development. Methods Integrative review in recognized databases. Realized Content Analysis of the Results and defined thematic categories. Results 13 articles have evidenced the maternal perceptions about breastfeeding, weaning factors, factors that influence the maintenance of the practice, feelings, guidelines received and influence of breastfeeding on child development. There is a single publication dealing with maternal perceptions about the influence of breastfeeding on infant […]