Abstract
to understand the use of the booklet on breastfeeding in prison in times of COVID 19 by managers and health professionals who work with pregnant and breastfeeding women deprived of their liberty. this is a descriptive, exploratory research with a qualitative approach, carried out from March to December 2020. Thirteen professionals who work in Brazilian prison institutions participated in the study and answered a semi-structured interview. The data obtained were submitted to content analysis. the use of the booklet proved to be strategic in facing the barriers resulting from the pandemic and offered updated information and guidelines that are indispensable for the continuity of breastfeeding within the Brazilian prison system. nursing participated in the organization of educational material as a tool for the promotion, protection and support of safe breastfeeding within the institutions of the prison system that serve pregnant and lactating women deprived of liberty.
Highlights
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the disease COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), was a public health emergency of international importance
It was observed that the profiles of the establishments of the professionals who answered the interviews correspond to: six exclusive institutions for pregnant and lactating women in closed regime; four “mixed” institutions in closed regime, that is, a mixed institution is not an exclusive institution for the puerperal period, but a specific space is reserved in the prison unit for pregnant and lactating women deprived of liberty; two institutions were state reference centers for mothers and children; and one institution was a custody hearing
The speeches indicated that the booklet presented a good organization of information, maintaining a close dialogue with the context of the pandemic of COVID-19 and was an important tool for the breastfeeding prison population to understand how to proceed in facing this disease
Summary
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the disease COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), was a public health emergency of international importance. According to the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Secretariat of Surveillance of the Ministry of Health (MH), dated April 6, 2020, some preventive measures, such as social distancing, respiratory etiquette and hand washing, were adopted to prevent the spread of this virus in the Brazilian population[2]. With this virus circulating worldwide, it was necessary to program norms, protocols, and resolutions about the practice of breastfeeding in times of COVID-19, based on the publication of the WHO and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which informed that there was no proof that human milk spread the new coronavirus. If the woman wishes, she can remove the milk and store it, according to strict guidelines for this practice; and, if possible, it is recommended to have someone helping her at this time[3-10]
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