[Education in maternal breastfeeding and their repercussions in clinical practice]

The study aimed at understanding the aspects that the nurses makes available to mothers regarding to breastfeeding and to verify which communication skills are used in advice in breastfeeding. That was a descriptive-exploratory study with the use of an application form that was completed by 45 nurses from a post-graduate pediatrics course. The average age of the participants was 32,7 years-old, being the majority females. It was observed that after the training course the students become more aware of the maternal body posture and breast anatomy. Changes in the advices given to the mothers with the purpose of promoting better practices concerning to the positioning and way of nursing were also observed after the training, nevertheless, the communication skills used were few. It was concluded that the breastfeeding advice training course was not enough, requiring a greater development.