Aleitamento materno em crianças com Síndrome de Down

Abstract

Objective: To identify, in the scientific literature, how breastfeeding happens in children with Down Syndrome and its consequences for the stomatognathic system. Data source: The bibliographic survey was done in the databases Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar. Data Synthesis: Initially, 194 studies were found, among which 3 were selected that contemplated the guiding question that consists of, as it happens the breastfeeding in children with Down syndrome and its consequences for the stomatognathic system. The research revealed that despite the difficulties, due to the physiological characteristics of Down Syndrome, the practice of oral feeding occurs, either through exclusive breastfeeding, as well as artificial breastfeeding with the use of bottle and cup. Conclusion: The literature does not clearly and objectively expose how breastfeeding occurs in children with Down's Syndrome, nor the benefits that exclusive breastfeeding can bring to these children, when there are no contraindications to it, as in cases of cardiac pathologies . It is fundamental that more studies are conducted aiming to evaluate how this act and its influence and consequence for the stomatognathic system takes place.