A prática do alimento materno: aspectos relevantes na orientação a gestantes, parturientes e puérperas

Abstract

This paper reviews the literature discusses the importance of breastfeeding, as well as the orientation and awareness of pregnant women in their first pregnancy for the development of practical. The purpose of discussing in the light of literature, the educational aspects that promote adherence to the practice of breastfeeding. The goal is to traverse about what is being published about the guidelines and awareness of the importance of breastfeeding to pregnant primigravidae and discuss the light of literature, the aspects that influence adherence to the practice for primiparous. We conducted a theoretical study through a literature review. The main base were specific scientific articles on the subject breast feeding, published by various media (Cad. Saúde Pública, Cienc Cuid Saude, J Pediatr (RJ), Odontologia. Clin.-Científ, Paidéia - Cadernos de Psicologia e Educação, Psicologia em Estudo, Rev Nutr, Rev. Bras. Saúde Mater. Infant., Rev. latino-am. Enfermagem e Rev. Saúde Pública) in the period between 2000 and 2010. The articles showed that the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to infants is thought unanimous among these authors. The awareness of mothers, especially primigravidae, it is ideal as a strategy to be adopted by multidisciplinary teams of prenatal care. Statistics provided by the World Health Organization, annually, worldwide, exclusive breastfeeding is responsible for safeguarding the lives of at least six million children, the prevention of stomach problems and respiratory sequelae that these children throughout their lives. The Brazilian government has published a guide for the guidance of the advantages of breastfeeding, whose guide is one of the pillars of a wider set of public policy area of Health, geared specifically to the primary care of newborns and children in advanced growth, to avoid or minimize the effects of diseases that attack the immune defense system of patients. The practice of breastfeeding is crucial for the healthy development of infants and children up to at least the first twelve months of life. The role of multidisciplinary teams of health professionals responsible for assisting pregnant women and mothers of newborns has become strategic in this fight for awareness of the importance of breastfeeding, even deserving actions and planning on the part of government to empower, train and guide these teams to conduct their work and achieve the best possible results.