Estado nutricional e qualidade alimentar de nutrizes: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

The breastfeeding phase is the period when the woman is in an intense metabolic process state, and it is necessary to offer proper nutritional assistance in order to meet her needs, because the choices and food intake will influence her physiological state significantly. Therefore, the objective of this study was to perform a literature review about the nutritional status and quality of the diet of nursing mothers in the last 5 years. In order to do so, researches in databases such as Scientific Eletronic Library Online - Scielo, PubMed, National Center for Biotechnology Information – NCBI and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES journal portal, were made. Articles published within 2015 to 2020, that addressed the theme: nutritional status of nursing mothers and the characteristic of their diet, were selected. In order to obtain a better understanding, the articles selected were gathered and the data were organized in charts consisting of title, the year and country of the research, objective and main conclusions of each study. In this work, it was possible to verify that in all studies, the majority of nursing mothers were overweight or obese, and in relation to quality of the nursing mothers’ diets, in most studies the interviewees were not eating properly. In view of the points presented, it is noticeable the importance of the role of the health professional in relation to the care of the woman before and after labor. Hence, it is highlighted the need for more works addressing the theme, because this way it is possible to better understand the reality of the population and scientifically comprehend its aspects, so that a better multi-professional attendance is performed.