Aleitamento materno: dificuldades iniciais em um alojamento conjunto.

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding is the way to ensure optimal food for the growth and development of newborns up to six months of age, providing benefits for both mother and baby. Objective: To evaluate breastfeeding in the first 24 hours after delivery in puerperae and

their respective babies assisted in the Joint Accommodation. Metbod : This is a cross- sectional, observational descriptive study conducted at the Joint Housing of the Elpídio de

Almeida-ISEA Health lnstitute, in the city of Campina Grande-PB, from April to May 2017 with 102 dyads o f mothers and newboms -news. For the evaluation o f the feed ing, the WHO and UNICEF Form ofObservation and Evaluation ofthe Blow Job were used, which consider five aspects to be analyzed: position, response, affection, anatomy and suction. Results: Most of the binomiais presented adequate (good) scores indlcative of satisfactory initiation of breastfeeding in the analyzed aspects. The worst results were related to the anatomy of the breasts, since 34.3% of the pairs presented normal or poor behavior, such as: engorged and hard breasts, flat or inverted nipples, breast tissue with excoriations, fissures, redness in addition to stretched or fallen breasts. Conclosioos: The findings contribute to improving the practice of care for the mother and child binomial, allowing a more qualified assistance, while identifying favorable and unfavorable aspects that will allow a timely and timely intervention that alieves effectiveness and effectiveness to the act o f breastfeeding.