Breastfeeding booklet in prison institutions: initiative for promotion, protection and support

Objectives: to understand the use of the booklet on breastfeeding in prison in times of COVID 19 by managers and health professionals who workwith pregnant and breastfeeding women deprived of their liberty. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Final Considerations: 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.