Relação entre a depressão pós-parto e a interrupção precoce do aleitamento materno exclusivo: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

In recent years, studies have shown the importance of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the first months of life. However, surveys conducted in recent years show that at least 85% of mothers worldwide do not follow the guidelines. The main factors that cause breastfeeding abandonment are: low income and education, maternal work, psychosocial factors and depressive symptoms. In addition, interruption of breastfeeding may lead to harmful health issues such as early exposure to infections, contact with unknown proteins and impaired digestion. In this context, this study aimed to perform a systematic literature review in order to verify the relationship of postpartum depression (PPD) in the time of EBF. We searched through the PubMed, Scielo and Capes Periodicals databases. For the search, the terms "Breastfeeding", "Post-Partum" and "Depression" were used. The logical operators OR and AND were used to combine the terms. Initially a total of 4299 publications were found, excluding the Duplicates (n = 1), 4298 articles were selected for title and abstract reading.Applying the exclusion criteria 20 articles were selected for full text reading.These 13 articles were selected for systematic review. PPD may negatively influence breastfeeding.Puerperas with depressive symptoms are more likely to abandon EBF, introducing early other types of milk and complementary feeding before the age of 6 months of their babies. depression during pregnancy may help to identify women at risk of.