USING THE PEDAGOGY OF AUTONOMY BY PAULO FREIRE TO CLARIFY DOUBTS ON NUTRITION AND BREAST-FEEDING WITH MOTHERS IN BRAZILIAN SEMI-ARID.

Pregnancy is a period in woman's life associated with anatomical and physiological changes, which is common to the emergence of doubts in feeding and breastfeeding. This study aimed to mitigate the doubts exposed by the pregnant women of the community in neighborhood Jardim Bahia, city of Paulo Afonso, state of Bahia, regarding the issues of nutrition and breastfeeding. It was used a conversation fishbowl that followed the principles of pedagogy of autonomy of Paulo Freire, in which knowledge is shared horizontalized, considering all participants as critical and reflective subject. The fishbowl had as a starting point guiding questions previously prepared by students of medical school who organized the event. But the core of the discussion was based on doubts that have arisen as free demand by pregnant women. In addition to students and pregnant women the event included the participation of a speech therapist, a nurse, a doctor and a dentist. Who gave their contribution towards the issues addressed. After the fishbowl, a dynamic aiming knowledge consolidation was performed. The dynamic consisted of each participant randomly select a card that contained statements about the topics discussed. Later they ought to help the others rank them in "appropriate" and "inappropriate". The event was considered a very positive opportunity for interaction and exchange of experiences among stakeholders, as well as a way to make pregnant women multipliers agents of information in the community where they live.