Breastfeeding in covid-19 times: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Melo, Laiza Paula Cândido de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Dias, Maria Eduarda da Silva, Santana, Marília Soares, Diniz, Pollyana Rodrigues, Galvão, Pauliana Valéria Machado, Santana, Patrícia de Moraes Soares
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/7074
• topic: Infecciones por coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Lactancia materna.; Infecções por coronavírus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Aleitamento materno.; Coronavirus infection; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Breast feeding.

Objective: to realize a bibliographic survey in search of the association between the act of breastfeeding and the possibility of the vertical transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review and its leading question is “Is the breast milk able to transmit the SARS-CoV-2?”. In this way, in the period of 2020 June, indexed scientific publications were searched. Finally, 8 articles were included for satisfactorily respond to the leading question and, therefore, they composed the final group of this review analysis. Results: 37,5% of the studies reported no evidence of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk samples; 12,5% described about the non-transmissibility of the virus from infected mothers to their newborns through breastfeeding; 12,5% demonstrated indifference between the COVID-19 infection rate in children, who were breastfed or not; and, lastly, 37,5% revealed, in total, the presence of the SARS-CoV-2  in three breast milk samples from two patients Conclusions: Based on the findings, it was possible to observe that there is not any actual evidences in literature that proves the vertical transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 to newborns through the breastfeeding yet. As stated in the main current recommendations, the benefits of the breast milk overcome the possible risks of contamination, thus, the breastfeeding must be encouraged in COVID-19 infected mothers, since they adopt respiratory and personal adequate hygiene measures.