Conhecimento acerca do aleitamento materno entre profissionais de saúde da atenção primária: revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Breastfeeding is a process of deep interaction between mother and child, which directly influences the nutritional, cognitive and emotional development of the newborn, becoming of paramount importance, the qualification of primary health care professionals for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. Objective: To identify in the literature the evidences related to the knowledge of primary care health professionals about breastfeeding. Methodology: It is an integrative review, being the searches were carried out in March 2019 in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and BDENF January 2009 period-January 2019, the studies were selected using the inclusion and exclusion criteria and according to the content analysis in the whole 12 publications were selected. Results and Discussion: The references found, 58% were found in the database LILACS, while 28% and 14% in BDENF MEDLINE. The findings evidenced the lack of qualification and the lack of preparation of the professionals of the basic attention for the breastfeeding and of actions directed to the permanent education. Final Thoughts: While statistics on breastfeeding are increasing, it is necessary for all health professionals to be able to improve their knowledge through appropriate qualification actions and in line with their daily practice.