AUTHORS
Lidia Blasco Salvador
KEY WORDS
Breastfeeding, Exclusive breastfeeding, New born, Complications, Education, Benefits, Problems, Breastfed baby, Maternal milk.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: exclusive breastfeeding is recommended from the first hour after birth until 6 months of age, so nurses should provide care to ensure that this recommendation is complied with and to avoid any possible problems that may occur.
Goals: to determine the problems that exist in breastfeeding and to define strategies to prevent them.
Material and methods: this literature review on breastfeeding used articles from the “Cinahl”, “Medline” and “Pubmed” databases, as well as “Google Scholar” and other sources such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Spanish Association of Paediatrics (AEP in Spanish) and other breastfeeding support groups.
Results and discussion: the lack of information available for mothers and the importance of being aware of the benefits and problems of breastfeeding are shown.
Conclusion: health personnel are a key tool in the prevention of early abandonment of exclusive breastfeeding, which is why it is necessary to carry out educational interventions from the outset to avoid any problems that may arise; the most common are breast pain and cracks.