Análise Comparativa Dos Casos De Aleitamento Materno Exclusivo Entre Brasil E São Paulo No Período De 2010-2015

Abstract

Breastfeeding is a process that promotes an intense interaction between mother and child and affects the nutritional status of the baby. The objective of the present study was to perform a descriptive analysis on the cases of exclusive breastfeeding between Brazil and the state of São Paulo in the period 2010-2015. It is an ecological study, whose data were obtained through the research in the Basic Attention Information System (SIAB). Brazil presented a greater reduction in cases of exclusive breastfeeding in children younger than 4 months than in the stateof São Paulo. A possible justification for this observed pattern can be due to social, economic and cultural reasons, 7 and new approaches are needed that value more effective actions in the promotion, protection of pregnant women and support to breastfeeding.