O PAPEL DA FAMÍLIA E DO ENFERMEIRO NA PREVENÇÃO DE DOENÇAS ATRAVÉS DO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5892417093

• Palavras-chave: Palavras-chave: Amamentação. Prevenção. Aleitamento.

• Keywords: Keywords: Breastfeeding. Prevention. Breastfeeding

• Abstract: Breastfeeding is a natural food that provides great benefits to the infant and the woman, generating an emotional bond, protection and nutrition for the child, in addition to being an economical and effective method for reducing diseases. The general objective was to describe the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and its benefits in relation to the prevention of related diseases, as well as the factors that are associated with early weaning, and to know the main difficulties for the mother, related to exclusive breastfeeding, until the baby's six months of life. This is a bibliographic review methodology, the inclusion criteria were used, articles that address the theme the role of the family and the nurse in the prevention of diseases through breastfeeding, through the following databases: SciELO, Google academic, DATASUS, REBEN and BVS. In the scientific findings found, in the context of nursing, nurses can intervene through activities such as: home visits, lectures, support groups and counseling to encourage and maintain EBF. In the family context, there should be follow-up from the prenatal period to the postpartum period, extending to all periods, offering the woman emotional support, that means accompanying her during childbirth, encouraging with words of encouragement and emotional support. However, the study showed the importance of breastfeeding both for the health of the mother and the child, listing the importance of the role of the nurse and the family in actions to improve the health condition.