Orientações sobre amamentação na assistência pré-natal: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Os artigos sugeriram estratégias para orientar as gestantes, a fim de elevar os índices de aleitamento materno e apontaram a falha na atenção pré-natal como causa das dificuldades na prática de amamentar. Conclui-se que, a orientação sobre amamentação no pré-natal é sem dúvida muito importante e que novas ações devem ser incorporadas e incrementadas pelos profissionais de saúde em prol do aleitamento materno. DESCRITORES: Aleitamento Materno; Cuidado Pré-natal; Educação em Saúde.The guidance supplied to women during prenatal care is basic for a healthy pregnancy, as well as for the maintenance of breast feeding. An integrative review of articles published between 2000 and 2009 was carried out, through the integration of the descriptors: prenatal care and breast feeding, in the following databases: LILACS, SCIELO, BDENF and PUBMED. From 23 articles analyzed, 14 of them used as methodological course the clinical trial; 5 were published in Brazil; 3 briefly referred to the nursing professional, and 15 were published after 2006. The articles suggested strategies to guide pregnant women, in order to increase the indexes of maternal breast feeding and they pointed out failure in prenatal assistance as cause of difficulties in breastfeeding. It is concluded that, the directions on breast feeding during prenatal period is, without a doubt, very important, and that new actions should be incorporated and improved by the professionals of health on behalf of breastfeeding.