Protection and support breastfeeding: a contribution of bank of human milk

Abstract

Objective: understanding the practice of health professionals in the Human Milk Bank of protection actions and breastfeeding support. Method: a descriptive, exploratory, and a qualitative study, twenty-five health professionals of the HMB of the State of Rio de Janeiro participated through semi-structured interviews during the months from July 2012 to February 2013, and analyzed according to content analysis by thematic modality. Results: in the data analysis, the results showed that the mechanisms of the praxis of human milk bank of health professionals formed the basis for the protection and support of breastfeeding. Conclusion: it has a positive effect for breastfeeding success and contributes to the encouragement of breastfeeding in the country.