Mechanisms to promote, protection and support to breastfeeding in Brazil

Authors

  • Thiana Pinho Araújo
  • Lucrecia Aline Cabral Formigosa
  • Adrianne Pureza Maciel
  • Naí­za Nayla Bandeira de Sá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i59p4522-4535

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, Primary Health Care, Public Policies

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the political, legal and social frameworks that contributed to the institution of breastfeeding (BF) in Brazil. Methods: It is an integrative review, carried out in LILACS, Google Scholar, MEDLINE and SciELO, using the descriptors: Breastfeeding, Primary Health Care and Public Policies, with the Boolean operator AND. The search resulted in 15 studies, published between 1999 and 2020. Results: It was possible to verify that, driven by international initiatives, Brazil has been implementing public policies that encourage BF nationwide, such as the National Breastfeeding Program and Human Milk Banks. Such actions had a positive impact on the population's health indicators, however, they need legal support to ensure applicability, because they involve different sectors of society. Conclusion: The measures historically implemented have allowed for the expansive of the practice of BF.

Author Biographies

Thiana Pinho Araújo

Nutritionist. Specialist in Clinical Nutrition: Metabolism, Practice and Nutritional Therapy. Master's student of the Postgraduate Program in Health, Environment and Society in the Amazon, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Pará (ICS/UFPA).

Lucrecia Aline Cabral Formigosa

Nurse. Specialist in Collective Health. Master's student of the Postgraduate Program in Health, Environment and Society in the Amazon, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Pará (ICS/UFPA).

Adrianne Pureza Maciel

Nutritionist. Specialist in Health of the Elderly and in Clinical Nutrition: Metabolism, Practice and Nutritional Therapy. Nutritionist at the University Restaurant of the Federal University of Pará (RU/UFPA).

Naí­za Nayla Bandeira de Sá

Nutritionist. PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Brasí­lia. Professor of the Graduate Program in Health, Environment and Society in the Amazon at the Institute of Health Sciences of the Federal University of Pará (ICS/UFPA).

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Published

2020-12-09

How to Cite

Pinho Araújo, T. ., Cabral Formigosa, L. A. ., Pureza Maciel, A., & Bandeira de Sá, N. N. . (2020). Mechanisms to promote, protection and support to breastfeeding in Brazil. Saúde Coletiva (Barueri), 10(59), 4522–4535. https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i59p4522-4535

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 59 (2020)

Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos