COLOSTROTERAPIA E OS SEUS BENEFÍCIOS PARA RECÉM-NASCIDOS PREMATUROS: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

Breastfeeding is a food of fundamental importance for newborns, especially for those who are born prematurely. In premature babies, due to the interruption in the adequate time for a pregnancy, the incidence of complications in their body is very high. The administration of colostrotherapy, a treatment based on maternal colostrum, has been speculated as a way of promoting immunological factors in premature children. This research aims to investigate from the scientific literature the benefits that the treatment of colostrotherapy can provide to premature newborns. It is a narrative review of literature with a qualitative approach and exploratory character. The study revealed as results that through the oropharyngeal ingestion of colostrum, a potential increase in the level of immunological factors acting in the newborn's body was observed. Thus, strengthening the understanding that the administration of colostrotherapy in newborns can be considered an effective, safe and promising treatment.