Performance of health professionals for breastfeeding in the first hour: Integrative review

• Main Author: Oliveira, Marcela Claudia de Paula
• Publication Date: 2021
• Other Authors: Lacerda, Ana Catarina Torres de, Lima, Juliana Romano de, Moura, Aline Kelly de, Lima, Kélita Mirelle Oliveira, Pontes, Taciana Leão
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Research, Society and Development
• Download full: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/13128
• topic: Profissional da saúde; Aleitamento materno; Recém-nascido; Relações mãe-filho.; Profesional de la salud; Lactancia materna; Recién nacido; Relaciones madre-hijo.; Health professional; Breastfeeding; Newborn; Mother-child relations.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the role of health professionals in exclusive breastfeeding in the first hour of life of the newborn. Method: Integrative literature review, based on the research question: What is the scientific knowledge produced in national and international literature on the role of health professionals in exclusive breastfeeding in the first hour of life of the newborn? The search for scientific publications occurred in the databases BDENF, CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE / PUBMED, SCOPUS and the virtual health library SciELO, using the descriptors: health professional, breastfeeding, newborn and mother-child relationships. After performing the crossing and temporal cut of the last ten years (from 2010 to 2020), the searches took place in July to January 2021 and 4,015 publications were found, in which 3,543 were excluded and 472 abstracts were analyzed, taking as a sample final eight articles.  Results: the final sample consisted of 08 articles and identified verbal orientation in the prenatal and after delivery as the main professional performance. The limiting factors of this practice were assistance restricted to the rules of the hospital, cesarean delivery and overwork. Conclusion: For the support and encouragement of breastfeeding women in the first hour of life of the newborn, it is essential to update the theoretical and practical health professional to face their weaknesses.