Evolução do aleitamento materno na enfermaria canguru em uma maternidade pública do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Background: Raised in Colombia and spread throughout the world, Kangaroo Mother Care is currently a Brazilian Public Health Policy. Lined on three pillars: the heat, human milk and love, sets up a humanized technology and safe care to premature babies. The appreciation of human milk helps in promoting breastfeeding, which brings with it great benefits to health of premature infants. Objective: To analyze the evolution of breastfeeding in preterm infants during hospitalization at the Kangaroo Ward, as well as describing the main techniques of administration of the diet used. Methods: A transversal descriptive study of 52 preterm children participating in the second stage of Kangaroo Care in 2010. Results: At the time of admission to the Kangaroo Ward exclusive breastfeeding was conducted for 1.9% of premature, while 19.2% of the sample received only formula and 78.9% were on breastfeeding. The main techniques used for the provision of the diet of infants at admission to the kangaroo ward were probes orogastric and nasogastric, finger feeding and cup. The discharge was checked by reducing the use of the formula, being offered for 26.9% of premature infants, those on breastfeeding, while exclusive breastfeeding accounted for 73.1%. At this moment only the cup was used. Conclusion: The hospital ward together in Kangaroo is a facilitator of breastfeeding. It is desirable to join efforts for the propagation of this policy, contributing to the improvement of care.