title: [Breast-feeding as a source of prevention in healthcare].
abstract: The importance of breast-feeding has been addressed through multi-professional approaches. As healthcare practitioners, dentists are included in this context and - due to the close links between breast-feeding and the development of the stomatognathic system - should be able to advise pregnant women and new mothers on this practice, with countless benefits for mothers and their babies. This paper thus presents up-to-date and enlightened information through a review of the literature that supports the benefits of breast-feeding, urging heightened awareness of its importance and the preparation of policies and actions implemented through Brazil's National Health System (SUS) that rank breast-feeding as a high-priority goal.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, UFF, Niterói, RJ, 24020-140. lsantunes@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Leonardo Dos Santos
authors.initials: Ldos S
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Lívia Azeredo Alves
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Marcos Paulo Fonseca
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Corvino
authors.forename: Lucianne Cople
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011322:Primary Prevention