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RODA DE CONVERSA: MITOS E VERDADES SOBRE O COLOSTRO

2016; UNIVERSIDADE VALE DO RIO VERDE; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5892/ruvrd.v13i1.2486

2236-5362

Tcharlyson de Freitas RIBEIRO, Dioclécio de Sousa CIRILO, Ana Paula Sá MENEZES,

Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders

Breast milk is a product so old as humanity itself.For millennia, it was the only recourse for feeding infants and, even today, those who are deprived of it are more likely to have some problems related to immunological elements present in breast milk that act as the first vaccine after child birth.The main objective of this research is to deconstruct some myths that many mothers, in particular those present in the studied ESF, about colostrum, in conversation circles during prenatal consultations at health care Center.The employed method was action research and was approved by the Ministry of Health by Platform Brazil, under code CAEE 38111714.5.0000.5301.Adult women were considered in the age group 19-45 years, including, gilts and / or multiparous.The applicable techniques were: participant observation, life history and the application of a questionnaire.The conversation circles happened in the time of pre-natal consultations at UBS.It was found that pregnant women did not know for sure colostrum.Many thought even that was only a weak milk coming out in the first lactation, not believing that colostrum is the first vaccine for the newborn.Regarding the conversation circles, it was found that this technique was well received and accepted by the mothers.We conclude that the colostrum is of vital importance for the newborn and must be transmitted for every pregnant women their real functionality, showing each beneficial factor for child not only when he is born and the colostrum lactation time, but also for a lifetime because it brings all the benefits that the newborn needs.