Aleitamento materno: limites e possibilidades na estratégia de saúde da família

Abstract

Breast feeding, has always been essential in the feeding history of a child, in the first years of life, and the benefits both for the mother as for the child have already been proved. However, during this experience, difficulties related to adaptation and external interference may lead to an early weaning. Due to this, it is fundamental to understand the limits and possibilities of breast feeding, in the Family Health Strategy. This study aimed at describing the limits and possibilities in the furtherance of breast feeding in Family Health Strategy. A narrative bibliographical review was carried out in the data bank of Lilacs and Medline in the last 5 years, in Portuguese and English, among articles that were concerned with breastfeeding, primary attention to health and furtherance of health. It was verified that the whole team must welcome the breastfeeding mother, being careful to use language that is accessible and free form any prejudice so mothers should feel happy about being involved in breastfeeding. Continued education using creative teaching methodologies are able to contribute to the furtherance of breastfeeding and need to be used by the nurses in family health units and all the multidisciplinary team should be invited to participate, opening space for growth and discussion of reality.