Combate ao desmame precoce no Município de Abaeté/MG por meio de uma proposta de intervenção

Abstract

Breastfeeding, first and main source of nutrition for infants, is able to provide all the nutrients needed for growth and development of children. However it is still a small number of children under 04 months exclusively breastfed. This work aims to improve the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in children of this age group in the population assigned to the Family Health Strategy Heliana Valadares, Abaete / MG, through a proposed intervention, the need for which was pecebida through situational diagnosis. After literature, created the operationalization. In this, the community health workers will be trained on the theme "Breastfeeding"; operative groups will be created during the prenatal and postpartum care to the child and the first days of life will be enhanced. Subsequently, the shares will be evaluated. Activities will be held from August 2013 to April 2014 and no extra expense to the municipality Seré spent. Thus, it is expected to promote breastfeeding, early weaning fighting through the awareness of the team members, pregnant women, postpartum women and their families.