Phonoaudiological interventions in maternal breast-feeding of parity zero mothers
DOI:10.15343/0104-7809.200630.1.10
Keywords:
Maternal breast-feeding –psychology, Speech and Hearing pathology-methods, NewbornAbstract
This work has as its aim to investigate the effectiveness of the together maternal breast-feeding of parity zero mothers.
Having as study point the phonoaudiological and general orientações given by the phonoaudiology team of the Neomater Hospital and
Maternity. The maternal reaction to the newborn and the mother’s behavior during the breast-feeding act determine the type of
approach orientations given should have in order to make mothers awareof the importance of breast-feeding as a factor in the develo-
pment of the sensory-motor-verbal functions. Breast-feeding was considered successful when we were able to observe the newborn
sucking the mother’s breast in a organized way, something that happened in 97% of the mothers of babies interned in the maternity and
we can conclude that the orientations as well as the interventions of the professional had been enlightening, reducing doubts and
apprehensions regarding the breast-feeding situation.