BREASTFEEDING QUALITY OF LIFE AND AFFECTIVE BONDS BETWEEN MOTHERS AND BABYS: EXPERIENCES IN FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGY.

Introduction and Objectives: Breast-feeding is one of the most sensitive ways to ensure a satisfactory amount of nutrients and imunnologic aport to the todler. It is also important to streghten the bouding between the mother and the baby. This work is based on observation of health professionals of the city of Jucás- CE, who encouraged breast-feeding. In this work we intend to identify and quantify the children in exclusive breast-feending in two health units of this city. Metodology: It is a quantitative, explorative, descriptive, retrospective, documentary research in the city of Jucás-CE. The research was made from january 2009 to march 2010. It was interviewed 300 people. Results and conclusion: The data analisys shows that only 41,3%, amoung the under four months old, was exclusive breastfed. This number shows a high percentage of children who does not has breast milk as exclusive feeding source. This reflects the precocious food exposition and in health risk in a short term time. In this context, we can notice a low rate of breast-feeding. This also shows how important the educational program done in this city is. It is expected to increase the number of breast-feeding and, in that way, to help the family bounding as well as the nutritional and imunnologic supply for the children.