A importância do aleitamento materno durante os seis primeiros meses de vida - revisão integrativa

Abstract

The lack of information about breastfeeding, especially during prenatal visits where mothers with little or no ability to face the difficulties encountered at the beginning of breastfeeding, infant foods end up introducing artificial feeding baby brings as a consequence weaning early. The objective of this study is to identify the national and international literature on the challenges currently breastfeeding. We performed an integrative review consisted of searching the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and SCIELO the period between 2002 and 2012. Initially 10,402 articles were found that had the keywords: breastfeeding, weaning, feeding, distributed in the databases mentioned. After crossing each other descriptors we selected fifteen articles which are part of this integrative review. Regarding the levels of evidence, thirteen are classified as level 4 and two are literature review. The review allowed us to consider that the greatest challenges to the consolidation and accession of mothers in relation to breastfeeding in Brazil are: early introduction of complementary foods for breastfeeding performed without professional assistance, the difficulties of correct technique for breastfeeding what many sometimes causes problems in the sinuses. These factors culminate with early weaning and subsequent abandonment of breastfeeding. This study suggests that further studies with levels of evidence at least 3 are developed in all Brazilian regions to obtain the national vision of the theme because of the complexity and importance to maternal and child health, has undergone transformations through time and becomes relevant approach and the constant study of it.