Proposta de intervenção sobre a importância do aleitamento materno exclusivo aos lactentes residentes no território da unidade básica de saúde Vila Maria no município de Lagoa Santa – Minas Gerais.

Abstract

Breast milk is the only food necessary for an infant up to the first six months of life, since it has the optimal amount of nutrients, antibodies and water on their conformation. Unfortunately, when performing childcare in Vila Maria Family Practice office, in Lagoa Santa – Minas Gerais. I realized that many mothers were introducing new foods and dietary supplements early for these babies, decreasing the supply of breastfeeding and exposing their infants to the development of serious diseases, which may lead to the death. Because of this, and according to the other members of the Family Practice office, I elaborated an intervention to educate mothers about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding until six months of infant’s life. To support the proposal, a bibliographic review was made on the issue and prepared an action plan to address this issue in different community spaces, from operative groups of pregnant women at the clinic and lectures on sex education in schools to the political discussion of the time maternity leave and the local socio-economic situation improvement. Thus, despite the difficulties inherent to a project of this importance, it is important to try to implement it to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates at six months of infant’s life who lives in the district of Vila Maria and hence the present and future health of these children.