Impacto da intervenção de promoção, proteção e apoio ao aleitamento materno às gestantes atendidas em uma unidade de saúde da família

Abstract

Despite the recognition that breast milk provides emotional, immunological, socioeconomic and sustainability benefits, its practice still faces challenges. Breastfeeding indicators show that we are far short of recommendations. In this context, the importance of encouraging the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding during prenatal care is evident, seeking to instruct and support appropriate breastfeeding practices through health education actions in community or individually, which aim to contribute to the prevention of early weaning, to act on the problems that impede the success of breastfeeding and to contribute to the elevation of the breastfeeding index. The present study aimed to analyze the impact of the educational intervention with pregnant women attended at a Family Health Unit in the municipality of Sinop-MT, focusing on the promotion, protection, and support to breastfeeding. It is an intervention research with a descriptive exploratory approach. The educational workshop was attended by 20 pregnant women. There were 8 losses in completing the research instrument in long-term. An educational workshop methodology was used to carry out the intervention research, through the following way: identification of the problem in reality; organization of health education; dissemination, preparation and delivery of an educational technology on the subject; educational workshop; reinforcement of the educational intervention and evaluation of the intervention objective. The educational workshop guided the share of knowledge among the participants, the development of their autonomy and emancipation. After the intervention, it was possible to perceive an increase in correct responses and in the knowledge regarding the importance of initiating breastfeeding in the first hour of life after the birth, periods of exclusive and supplemented breastfeeding, stages of breast milk and the causes and prevention of major breast problems that can lead to early weaning. Themes such as the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother need to be reinforced and inserted into health care. To provide detailed guidance on milking, storage, and administration of milk to those mothers who will return to the labor market, so that they can maintain breastfeeding even in absence. It was found that after the educational workshop, the pamphlet and WhatsApp group had a positive impact in clarifying the pertinent doubts, being mechanisms of support, promotion, and protection of breastfeeding, and provided relevant information for knowledge acquisition. Therefore, it is important that the nursing professional use health education tools, either as a group or as an individual, in order to empower the woman about the breastfeeding practices, offering opportunity for conscious choices.