Breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Importance of their knowledge for doctors in training

Abstract

The following article addresses a topic of vital importance to the health system anywhere in the world, breastfeeding. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to show some tips and immunological benefits of breastfeeding. Hence, this issue contributes, among others, to protect babies and young children against some dangerous diseases. Also, it was possible to verify through the application of some methods and techniques that this one, helps to create an exclusive bond between the mother and the child. At the same time, it shows some factors that disrupt exclusive breastfeeding, motivated among other reasons by the lack of knowledge of mothers, as well as by being away from their babies for long periods of time and lacking work facilities that allow them to combine breastfeeding with employment.