Aspectos promotores do aleitamento materno: uma revisão integrativa
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2021-12-09
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Universidade Católica do Salvador
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Introduction: There are numerous advantages of breastfeeding, both for the mother and the
baby, so its promotion, protection and support should be priority actions among health
professionals, emphasizing the need to encourage and strengthen promoting actions, with a
view to sustaining the breastfeeding practice. Objective: Identify the aspects that favor the
promotion of breastfeeding. Methodology: Integrative review study, based on a survey of
articles published in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), between 2015 and 2020, written in
Portuguese. A combination of descriptors was used: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding and Health
Promotion. Based on the selection criteria, twelve articles were found. Results: After analyzing
the information, it was possible to identify some aspects that promote breastfeeding - Role of
health professionals: strategies to promote breastfeeding; Support programs promoting
breastfeeding and Support networks as promoting breastfeeding. Final considerations: Health
professionals must think about strategies to promote breastfeeding that go beyond technical
assistance actions to address broader aspects of educational actions involving women in their
individuality, empowering them in self-confidence aiming at successful breastfeeding.
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Aleitamento materno, Amamentação, Enfermagem, Promoção da saúde, Breastfeeding, Breast-feeding, Nursing, Health promotion