A IMPORTÂNCIA DA PARTICIPAÇÃO DO CIRURGIÃO DENTISTA NO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO: uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

Breastfeeding is essential for newborns and is unfortunately neglected by countless mothers, especially those who have their first children. In many cases, weaning occurs early due to a series of popular opinions that must be combated by a team multidisciplinary. Among these, dental surgeons play a very important role since these professionals work in one of the areas that can suffer serious consequences due to the act of early weaning. The objective of this research was to carry out a literature review on the importance of the dentist in promoting breastfeeding as well as benefits and advantages. Especially: identify the advantages and benefits of breastfeeding; Describe the dentist's participation in breastfeeding; describe the importance of promoting breastfeeding. A descriptive narrative literature review was carried out using as a bibliographic basis scientific articles available in the online databases BVSalud, PUBMed, Lilacs Scielo and Google Scholar, published between 2005 and 2023 and available in Portuguese and English. It is concluded that breastfeeding is extremely important for adequate development of the baby's stomatognathic system and this very important process must be encouraged by both the dentist and the entire multidisciplinary team that accompanies the woman pre- and postpartum.