This study was developed to identify the main health damages, as well as practices of the more frequent feeding among children from zero to six months of life. It was analyzed the data from 36 children, identifying firstly from the age of 0 to 2 months and accompanied until six months in a Nursing Care Unit of the Center for Family Development (CEDEFAM) in 134 meetings, using a structured form. There was a predominance of 24 (18%) children in the age 1 and 2 months, and 15 (11.2) from these were in exclusive breastfeeding (EB). Among damages related to infants in EB, there were 75 occurrences (40.5%), being 33 (17.8%) respiratory problems, 38 (20,5%) dermatological problems and 4 (2.2%) gastrointestinal problems. Thus, the children, especially fewer than six months old, are part of a more vulnerable group, where the maternal milk can reduce the infant morbi-mortality.
Food Habits; Child Health; Nursing Care
