: Importância da implantação do Banco de Leite Humano para neonatos Internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.14522120220

• Palavras-chave: Bancos de Leite; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva; Pessoal de Saúde.

• Keywords: Milk Banks; Intensive Care Units; Health Personnel.

• Abstract:

  Breastfeeding provides a complete food for the child, being an important

  factor in the reduction of infant mortality, as well as a great ally with regard to child

  growth and development. For premature infants, it provides nutritional, immunological

  and psychological benefits, and reduces hospital stay. The Human Milk Banks integrate

  public policy strategies for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. The

  objective of this study is to investigate the knowledge of health professionals about the

  importance of implanting the Human Milk Bank for newborns admitted to the Intensive

  Care Unit. This is an exploratory descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Ten

  health professionals working in a philanthropic maternity in the interior of Bahia were

  interviewed. The data were collected through a semistructured interview guided by

  a form and analyzed by the categorical thematic content analysis technique. Health

  professionals considered it important to establish the Human Milk Bank by facilitating

  the supply of breast milk to newborns, contributing to accelerate the recovery of these,

  while avoiding that they could develop gastric disorders due to the use of milk formulas,

  besides contributing to the reduction of maternity costs. Considering the importance

  of breast milk to the newborn, it is necessary for healthcare professionals to invest in

  campaigns that can sensitize managers to the implantation of a Human Milk Bank.

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