Abstract

BRAGA, Natália Pinheiro; REZENDE, Magda Andrade  and  FUJIMORI, Elizabeth. Breastfeeding in Brazilian child day care centers. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2009, vol.19, n.3, pp. 465-474. ISSN 0104-1282.

The breastfeeding process up to the age of two years depends on environmental conditions (mother/infant physical proximity, milk management) which can be favored by the child day care centers. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate how structural conditions and care routine are approached in studies reporting breastfeeding/child day care center relationship. A review of the literature was carried out on LILACS and SCIELO databases, without time limit and, in the MEDLINE, from 1966 to 2008. Nine studies were selected. Few studies approached structural conditions (whether there is a room or an adequate place for breastfeeding, armchair or chair with support for the mother to breastfeed, water, spoon and towel for mothers, a place to extract and storage maternal milk with refrigerator and/ or domestic freezer, glass pots, tags and support tables). Also, were rarely found care routines (incentive of child day care centers to motivate mother to breastfeed on demand, incentive for milk extraction, storage and baby milk management). Child day care centers with an adequate environment and routines favoring breastfeeding are essential. This is an important issue to be investigated by the scientific community and promoted by the society.

Keywords : breast feeding; child health; child day care centers; health promotion; pediatric nursing.

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